Nigeria, Chad vow to end Boko Haram

President Muhammadu Buhari and his Chadian counterpart, Idriss Deby agreed on this at a meeting held in N’Djamena yesterday.
A communiqué issued at the end of Buhari’s one-day official visit to Chad, said both leaders agreed on the need to quickly make the Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) fully operational in order to effectively tackle terrorism in North-eastern Nigeria and other places where insurgents operate.
Both leaders called on the international community to provide the Lake Chad Basin Commission and neighbouring countries with the support required to contain terrorism and insurgency
“Both heads of state agreed that the war on Boko Haram should be supported by emergency development initiatives in areas affected by this insurgency group. This will help to overcome the harmful effects faced by local populations,” the statement said.
Buhari saluted Chadian soldiers who had engaged in the operations against Boko Haram.
He also commiserated with the families of Chadian troops who were killed in counter-terrorism operations.
Buhari also met behind closed-doors with Major-General Tukur Buratai of Nigeria who was recently appointed Force Commander of the Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) head-quartered in N’Djamena.