President Muhammadu Buhari, apparently still in shock over the killing of Nigerian soldiers by Boko Haram insurgents, has summoned immediate meeting of Heads of State and Government of the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) to be held at N’Djamena, the capital of the Republic of Chad tomorrow, Thursday.
A statement today, Wednesday, by special adviser to the President on media and publicity, Femi Adesina said that Presidents of the LCBC member countries of Chad, Cameroon, Niger, and the Central African Republic have been invited to attend the meeting.
He added that the President of Benin Republic, a troops-contributing country, has also been invited to attend.
According to Femi Adesina, the one-day consultation of Heads of State and Government of the LCBC meeting, is expected to review the security situation in the areas affected by Boko Haram insurgency and adopt measures to enhance the capacity of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) to meet the challenges of securing the areas.
“The MNJTF and the national operations of the affected countries have appreciably degraded the capacity of Boko Haram terrorists, although the insurgents still retain the capacity to attack isolated targets in desperate search for supplies.”
