{"id":36155,"date":"2021-01-31T13:37:55","date_gmt":"2021-01-31T13:37:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?p=36155"},"modified":"2021-01-31T12:37:09","modified_gmt":"2021-01-31T12:37:09","slug":"boko-haram-under-fire-as-mnjtf-escalates-offensive-in-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/boko-haram-under-fire-as-mnjtf-escalates-offensive-in-nigeria","title":{"rendered":"Boko Haram under fire as MNJTF escalates offensive in Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The Nigerian military and regional allies recorded successes against Boko Haram in the last one week.<\/p>\n

In a renewed assault, Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) countries \u2013 Nigeria, Chad and Cameroon \u2013 have increased firepower against the sect.<\/p>\n

The operation, codenamed Tura Takai Bango, is the first offensive in 2021 under the Counter Insurgency (COIN) Operation Lafiya Dole.<\/p>\n

Terrorist enclaves in Bula Kurege, Darussalam, Gwoza, Izza, Pulka, Mafa, Maiyanki, among others have been attacked.<\/p>\n

The raids led to the elimination of scores of Boko Haram fighters and key commanders including Ali Bor and Maleum Modu.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany were also killed through airstrikes. The collaborative operation is continuing\u201d, a source told DAILY POST.<\/p>\n

The latest combat has been linked to the escape of more Chibok girls from the forest.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, news filtered in that some kidnapped students of Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok found their way back home.<\/p>\n

In 2014, Boko Haram seized 219 girls from their dormitory but 107 are now free. While the majority were through negotiation, others made a run for it.<\/p>\n

It is worthy of note that these developments coincided with the exit of former Service Chiefs and the appointment of successors.<\/p>\n

Equally interesting is Chad\u2019s return to the MNJTF nine months after President Idriss Deby announced withdrawal.<\/p>\n

In April 2020, a furious Deby stated that his country would no longer participate in external military campaigns.<\/p>\n

He accused neighboring states of not doing enough to hold their side of the Lake Chad basin. It is believed Nigeria was the target of the comment.<\/p>\n

Deby\u2019s outburst was sequel to Chadian troops\u2019 pummeling of Boko Haram. They killed hundreds of insurgents and in the process, freed a few Nigerian soldiers held captive.<\/p>\n

Deby ordered the operation after the terror group killed more than 90 soldiers in Boma, the worst attack ever on Chadian Armed Forces.<\/p>\n

There are speculations that one of the conditions Chad gave Nigeria to rejoin the MNJTF was if the latter changed its military heads. DAILY POST could not verify.<\/p>\n

Chiefs of Defence \u2013 General Abayomi Olonisakin; Army \u2013 Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai; Navy \u2013 Vice Admiral Ibok Ekwe Ibas; Air \u2013 Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, were retired on January 26, one week after Chadian forces entered Nigeria.<\/p>\n

The new chiefs are Major-General Leo Irabor (Defence), Major-General I. Attahiru (Army), Rear Admiral A. Z. Gambo (Navy), Air-Vice Marshal I. O. Amao,(Air).<\/p>\n

Stakeholders had urged MNJTF countries to put their differences aside in order to defeat the common enemy.<\/p>\n

Last December, Governor Babagana Zulum met with Deby to discuss regional security and repatriation of thousands of Nigerian refugees, majority from Borno.<\/p>\n

The MNJTF was established by the African Union\u2019s Peace and Security Council to exterminate Boko Haram in the Lake Chad general area.<\/p>\n

The headquarters is located in N\u2019Djamena. Sectional headquarters are in Baga (Nigeria), Bagasola (Chad), Diffa (Niger), and Mora (Cameroon).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. The Nigerian military and regional allies recorded successes against Boko Haram in the last one week. In a renewed assault, Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) countries \u2013 Nigeria, Chad and Cameroon \u2013 have increased firepower against the sect. 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