MNJTF
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Defence
MNJTF troops neutralise 9 terrorists, recover arms in operation Lake Sanity 2
The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) has successfully neutralised nine terrorists and recovered significant arms and ammunition in Sector 3, Nigeria, as part of Operation Lake Sanity 2. Lt.-Col. Abubakar Abdullahi, the Chief Military Public Information Officer of MNJTF Ndjamena, Chad, disclosed this in a statement released in Maiduguri on Friday. He stated that the troops conducted an offensive operation in…
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Defence
263 Boko Haram terrorists surrender to MNJTF
The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) fighting insurgency in the Lake Chad region says 263 Boko Haram terrorists and their families have surrendered to troops. This is contained in a statement issued by Lt.-Col. Abubakar Abdullahi, the Chief Military Public Information Office of MNJTF in N’djamena, Chad. He  said that the insurgents surrendered between July 11 and  July 17, 2024, during the ongoing…
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Defence
MNJTF receives logistics support from EU
The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) received a significant boost from the European Union (EU) in terms of logistics support items, aimed at enhancing its operational efficiency and capabilities. Lt.-Col. Abubakar Abdullahi, Chief Military Public Information Officer, MNJTF, Ndjamena, Chad, made this known in a statement released in Maiduguri. He said that the support was facilitated by the DCI Group…
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Featured
MNJTF intensifies operation to eliminate Boko Haram, ISWAP in Lake Chad
The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) has intensified operations to eradicate remnant of Boko Haram terrorists and ISWAP on the shores of Lake Chad basin. Lt.-Col. Abubakar Abdullahi, the Chief Military Public Information Officer, disclosed this in a statement released in Maiduguri on Wednesday. Abdullahi stated that the residents of North East Nigeria and the Far North of Cameroon might observe…
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foreign
W/Africa under clear, present danger of terrorism – ECOWAS
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says member countries are currently facing a clear and present danger in the form of transnational terrorism. Amb. Abdel-Fatau Musah, ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace, and Security, said this at a news conference in Abuja on Friday. “Initially confined to certain countries in the Sahel (Mali and Niger) and the Lake…
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Security
MNJTF honours 24 officers for gallantry in Lake Chad
The Headquarters, Multinational Joint Taskforce (MNJTF) has honoured 24 military staff officers (MSOs) from Republic of Benin, Nigeria and Chad with MNJTF medals and Operation YANCIN TAFKI Medal in recognition of their meritorious service for peace and security in the Lake Chad region. The Chief Military Public Information for MNJTF, Col. Muhammad Dole, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday…
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Africa
How safe is West Africa without President Déby?
Chadian President, Marshal Idriss Déby Itno was born on the 18th of June 1952 and died on 20th April 2021. He was a Chadian politician and military officer who was President of Chad from 1990 until his death in 2021. He was also head of the ruling Patriotic Salvation Movement. Déby was of the Bidyat clan of the Zaghawa ethnic…
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Defence
MNJTF assures surrendered Boko Haram terrorists of humane treatment
Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Yusuf, Force Commander, Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) has given assurance that the recently surrendered Boko Haram/Islamic States West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists would be given humane treatment. Yusuf made the promise in a statement by Col. Timothy Antigha, MNJTF Chief of Military Public Information on Tuesday in N’Djamena, Chad. He was quoted to have given the assurance…
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