President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday, convene a one-day meeting of consultation with Heads of State and Government of Lake Chad Basin Commission, to review the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) and security situation in areas affected by Boko Haram.
President Buhari who is presently in Maiduguri where he is attending the opening ceremony of the Chief of Army Staff annual conference 2018 taking place in Borno State, paid a visit to some of the injured soldiers who are receiving treatment.
President Buhari who has promised to clear out the Boko Baram terrorists after over a one hundred soldiers were allegedly killed by the group a few days ago, said:
“In my capacity as Chairman of the Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC), I am convening a consultation of Heads of State and Government of the LCBC, for November 29, 2018, in N’Djamena, Chad.
The objective of the one-day meeting is to review the security situation in areas affected by the Boko Haram insurgency, as well as adopt measures to enhance the capacity of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) to secure the region.
I have invited the presidents of the LCBC member countries: Chad, Cameroon, Niger, and the Central African Republic, to attend the meeting. Also invited is the President of the Republic of Benin, which also contributes troops to the MNJTF.”
The President paying a visit to injured soldiers in Borno State, was accompanied by some top Military chiefs where he said:
“I visited our wounded troops across the Northeast we have officers and men fighting bravely and tirelessly to keep our country safe from terrorism and violence. I salute their sacrifice on our behalf. And may the souls of the fallen rest in peace.”