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Benin Sends 800 Troops To Fight Boko Haram by dimexilux(m): 8:14am On Aug 02, 2015 |
Cotonou - Benin's President Thomas Boni Yayi announced he will send 800 troops to join a new multinational force tasked with fighting Boko Haram militants after meeting with his Nigerian counterpart Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday. Buhari, who was sworn in on 29 May, is facing a particularly deadly surge of Islamist violence at home, with more than 800 people killed in north-eastern Nigeria in the last two months. The violence has spread to neighbours Chad and Cameroon, both of whom have faced an unprecedented wave of suicide bombings on their soil in recent weeks. Showing solidarity After a visit to Cameroon earlier this week to discuss the fight against the Islamist group, Buhari was in Cotonou to attend celebrations marking Benin's 55 years of independence. Boni Yayi told reporters after a meeting with Buhari that Benin will show "solidarity" with its "brothers in arms" in the region by sending "a contingent of 800 men... to permanently combat these outlaws". Troops for the new multinational force, which includes soldiers from Nigeria, Cameroon, Niger and Chad as well as Benin, were set to be deployed at any time, according to its commander Major General Iliya Abbah on Saturday. The force, made up of 8 700 troops and headquartered in Chad, is expected to help with better coordination of the regional offensive launched in February, which has made a series of successful inroads against Boko Haram but has failed to neutralise the militants. The extremist group, whose name roughly translates as "Western education is forbidden", has carried on its campaign of attacks on security forces, suicide bombings and bloody raids on villages across Nigeria's north and eastern borders despite the military campaign against them. Boko Haram has kidnapped thousands of civilians, including women and children, with many either forced or indoctrinated into joining the extremists, rights groups say. http://m.news24.com/news24/Africa/News/Benin-sends-800-troops-to-fight-Boko-Haram-20150802-4 |
Re: Benin Sends 800 Troops To Fight Boko Haram by INTROVERT(f): 8:16am On Aug 02, 2015 |
ok |
Re: Benin Sends 800 Troops To Fight Boko Haram by ibrams(m): 8:16am On Aug 02, 2015 |
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Re: Benin Sends 800 Troops To Fight Boko Haram by phyllosilicate(m): 8:17am On Aug 02, 2015 |
Nice, May God grant us swift victory. |
Re: Benin Sends 800 Troops To Fight Boko Haram by deadZONE: 8:17am On Aug 02, 2015 |
smaller countries are busy fighting boko haram Almighty Nigerian military Giants of Africa With a glorified General as President We are yet to repel any bombing yet the only thing we hear are the lies and fake pictures the military shows us we all know the military is sleeping waiting for weapons. the one they hold and stand by road blocks collecting 20naira are those not weapons? Pathetic Government...... the president is traveling left right nd center looking for money to steal, send DSS/SSS/EFCC after innocent people trying to recover money to use and take more pictures. Shameful... i pity Nigeria... GEJ we miss u. 1 Like |
Re: Benin Sends 800 Troops To Fight Boko Haram by egift(m): 8:19am On Aug 02, 2015 |
Good. Kudos to the efforts of Buhari and other regional Presidents. Wailers can keep yelling at the cloud while we march to victory. |
Re: Benin Sends 800 Troops To Fight Boko Haram by bewla(m): 8:28am On Aug 02, 2015 |
let them cry BUHARI at the TOP |
Re: Benin Sends 800 Troops To Fight Boko Haram by Esdb3: 8:29am On Aug 02, 2015 |
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Re: Benin Sends 800 Troops To Fight Boko Haram by KHAYGOLD(m): 8:30am On Aug 02, 2015 |
Buhari's visitation already having effect. 1 Like |
Re: Benin Sends 800 Troops To Fight Boko Haram by gabazin080(m): 8:33am On Aug 02, 2015 |
This op should be banned for misleading the public. Thought they are in naija already, he only promised to send and can still change his mind |
Re: Benin Sends 800 Troops To Fight Boko Haram by Nobody: 8:52am On Aug 02, 2015 |
Interesting. |
Re: Benin Sends 800 Troops To Fight Boko Haram by Nobody: 8:58am On Aug 02, 2015 |
This is interesting. |
Re: Benin Sends 800 Troops To Fight Boko Haram by ShowYourCertificate: 9:05am On Aug 02, 2015 |
PPAngel: 1 Like |
Re: Benin Sends 800 Troops To Fight Boko Haram by donholy28(m): 9:49am On Aug 02, 2015 |
Let's hope they win o...make we add prayers join |
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