Insecurity: Buhari orders Defence Minister to parley with Chad

President Muhammadu Buhari has dispatched the Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan Ali to Chad  for an urgent meeting with President Idris Deby and his defence counterpart on the deterioration of security situation on the Nigeria–Chad border.

The insecurity situation has led to the recently increased Boko Haram terrorism in the area.

This was disclosed by reliable sources on condition of anonymity in Abuja.

One of the sources said “Nigeria has a Chad  problem in the Multi-National Joint Task Force, MNJTF put together to secure the Lake Chad basin areas and repel the Boko Haram terrorism attacks against all the countries neighbouring the Lake.”

Stressing that Chad is believed to be having its own internal security challenges, he said that it has reportedly led to the country pulling away it’s own troops manning their own boarder around Lake Chad.

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“That lacuna is being exploited by the Boko Haram terrorists, who go in and out of Nigeria, Niger and Cameroon to launch terrorist acts. This is a clear illustration of the fact that terrorism is beyond national borders.” he said

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity Garba Shehu said he is aware that the Defence Minister is going to Chad.

But that he was not aware of his mission to Chad.