Military winning fight against terrorists in Lake Chad Basin – MJTF commander

The Commander of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), Maj. Gen. Lucky Irabor has aid that the military is winning the war against Book Haram terrorists in the Lake Chad Basin despite some casualties suffered by the troops of MJTF recently . Irabor said thisrecently in Ndjamena, Chad while speaking with journalists.
According to the MJTF spokesperson, Col. Timothy Antigha, Irabor said despite the casualties suffered by the MJTF a total of 59 Boko Haram fighters were killed, while five kingpins of the group were apprehended alive. He said scores of civilians would have been attacked had the troops of the MNJTF not killed three suicide bombers and also demobilised three vehicles loaded with explosives, even as he acknowledged the complex nature of prosecuting an assymetric warfare like Boko Haram.
He said the fight against terrorism can only succeed if information is shared between the soldiers and civil populace. He said: “Boko Haram terrorism like other similar conflicts create complex emergencies which attract humanitarian, military and other interventions.
“For such interventions to succeed, it is imperative for responsible actors to share and disseminate information. “This was the rationale for MNJTF’s effort in providing information about its activities on a regular basis.
“The mandate of the MNJTF among other responsibilities, empowers it to create a safe and secure environment in the areas affected by the activities of Boko Haram terrorism and other terrorist groups, in order to significantly reduce violence and other abuses, including sexual and gender based violence, in full compliance with international law.” He said the ongoing operation tagged ‘Operation AMNI FAKAT’, which was flagged off on April 5, is in the spirit of the mandate given to MNJTF.

 

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