Nigerian Commander appointed as For Multi-national Joint Task Force

  Nigerian Major General Tukur Yusuf Buratai has been appointed the Force Commander of the Multi-national Joint Task Force (MNJTF).
According to a statement issued yesterday by the Defence Headquarters and signed by its Director of Information, Major General Chris Olukolade, Buratai has assumed duties at the new Headquarters in N’Djamena, the Capital of Chad Republic.
The reorganized MNJTF arrangement is in line with the decisions of member countries of the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) which include Nigeria, Chad, Niger and Cameroun, with Benin Republic as a honorary member. The arrangement has the backing of partners in the
fight against Boko Haram namely; France, the UK and the USA. The MNJTF was formed as a result of the need by the LCBC member countries to pool their effort together in a bid to provide a common and coordinated solution to the security challenges in the Lake Chad Basin region, especially the security challenges posed by terrorists in the region and beyond. The MNJTF will work and collaborate with the forces of the member countries in the fight against terrorists.
Congratulations!!!