Nigerian Major General
Tukur Yusuf Buratai has been appointed the Force Commander of the Multi-National
Joint Task Force (MNJTF). He has assumed duties at the new Headquarters in
N’Djamena, the Capital of Chad Republic.
The reorganised 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 has now been
sectionised into 3 Sectors to achieve more effect in its operations with one of
the sectors Headquarters retained in Baga.
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.
Major General TY
Buratai was a Director at the Defence Headquarters, Abuja before his new
appointment. He had at various times served as the Commandant of the Nigerian
Army School of Infantry and sometimes the Brigade Commander at 2 Brigade,
Nigerian Army as well as Commander, Joint Task Force, Operation PULO SHIELD.
CHRIS OLUKOLADE
Major General
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