Benin’s President Boni Yayi will discuss with his Nigerian counterpart issues concerning reinforcement of cooperation between the two countries as well as matters of regional and worldwide concern, especially security, conflict situation on the African continent and the fight against Boko Haram terrorist group.
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The main objective of this operation is to completely eradicate Boko Haram fighters infiltrating from Nigeria and prevent their incursion into Chad and Cameroon territories.
The army has lengthy argued that it’s hampered by a scarcity of weaponry, and Buhari warned Washington final month that a US refusal to arm his troops due to “so-referred to as human rights violations” was serving to Boko Haram.
“Makes Kony look like child’s play” and “The history of the Nigerian military “doing something” about Boko Haram has been one of mass murder of civilians”.
About 25 000 people were forced to leave, sometimes brutally. “So it is within the Nigerian government’s authority and we encourage them to do so”.
The military rejected this allegation and Mr Buhari promised an investigation, although there have been no further details. The administration led by his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan, turned to foreign suppliers.
At the ceremony, President Muhammadu Buhari reiterated the Federal government’s commitment to providing the needed support to the Armed Forces of Nigeria to enable them meet their operational, logistics and welfare requirements.
But for all the travelling and meeting, there has been little real progress. Cameroon Concord understand the new anti Boko Haram strategy now takes into account the participation of suicide bombers.
Most are being sent back against their will, and face a frightening return. Nine people were shot dead, seemingly without much resistance from the armed forces.
In recent weeks, Boko Haram has stepped up the number of attacks in northern Cameroon – probably in response to the formation of the task force. “These are no longer limited to the frontline on the border with Nigeria”.
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The former security chief, whose Abuja and Sokoto residences were raided by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) recently, explained that the previous administration acquired a lot of highly sophisticated equipment to fight and reclaim 22 local government areas from the insurgents after years of frustration by some countries.
