Army Seeks Chadian, Cameroonian Soldiers to End Insurgency.
The Nigerian Army has disclosed that it will engage the services of the Chadian and Cameroonian troops to end the insurgency in the country.
On Monday, Chief of Army Staff, Ibrahim Attahiru, made this known while addressing troops at the Army Super camp 1 Ngamdu, Yobe state.
It can be recalled that in January 2020, Chadian troops deployed in the Lake Chad area in the north-east alongside Nigerien troops withdrew from the area after the end of their mission.
Later in April, the Chadian soldiers launched an offensive against Boko Haram in the Goje-Chadian area of Sambisa forest, capturing an arms’ store believed to be one of the largest owned by the insurgents.
According to Attahiru, the army will bring in Chadians and Cameroonian soldiers to ensure the annihilation of the insurgents in the north-east soonest.
He said:
“The successes recorded recently by Operation Tura Takaibango shall be cashed in to bring an end to the insurgency.
“This war will be brought to an end soon. We shall do this in tandem with the forces from the Republic of Cameroon. We shall be bringing in the Çhadians to ensure the annihilation of the insurgents in the north-east soonest.
“I have been briefed by your commanders about the lack of fighting equipment. I know of the lack of kits too. We are making tremendous efforts to get your boots, uniforms and protective gears in a couple of weeks.
“I know the issue of overstay in the mission area has been a major problem. We will not do that almost immediately, but I can assure you that in a matter of months, we shall have a standard rotation plan that most of you will have to leave the theater of operations to be replaced by other soldiers to continue with the war. I see this war ending soon.”
