It is the Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshall,
Alex Badeh, on Tuesday who confirmed that Niger Republic and the Republic of Chad
had withdrawn their troops from the Multinational Joint Task Force base
following increase in the activities of the Boko Haram sect.
The countries’ decision to withdraw their troops
followed the attack carried out by members of the sect on the MJTF base located
just outside Baga town in Borno State last Saturday.
The base was being manned by troops from Nigeria,
Niger and Chad to interdict criminal activities in the Lake Chad area. It was
expanded in 2014 to curtail the activities of members of the sect in the area
where the borders of the three countries intersect.
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