The Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali is scheduled to visit the Republic of Chad within the week to hold bilateral meetings with his Chadian counterpart General Daoud Yaya.
The spokesman of the Minister, Colonel Tukur Gusau in a statement on Sunday said the visit is in continuation of consultations with ministers’ of defence of contributing countries of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF).
He said the Minister paid a similar visit to Niger Republic in September 2018 during which he held similar bilateral discussion with his Nigerien counterpart.
He noted that the Minister’s visit to Chad will revolve around strengthening the operations of the MNJTF to enable it achieve its mandate of eliminating security threats and creating a safe and secure environment in its area of responsibility.
The MNJTF was founded in 1994 as a combined multinational formation, comprising military units, from Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria.
It was rejuvenated in 2015 after its headquarters in Baga Nigeria was overrun by Boko haram.
It is now headquartered in N’Djamena Chad under the Command of Major General Lucky Irabor, a former Theater Commander Operation Lafiya Dole.
The Minister’s visit may also be in response to the recent killing of around 100 Nigerian soldiers, when Boko Haram overran a military base at Matele, Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State.
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday expressed shock over the killing of military personnel in Metele, assuring that immediate measures would be taken to ensure loopholes which led to the fatalities are blocked.
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