current spate of success against the Boko Haram sect, the foreign
ministers of Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, Benin Republic and Niger will meet
in Abuja to agree on a appropriate legal framework for cross border
military operations against the sect.
A statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the one-day
meeting would be attended by the defence ministers of the five
neighbouring countries.
It said the meeting would agree on the adoption
of a draft resolution by the AU and the UN Security Council for the
establishment of appropriate legal framework for military operations to
fight Boko Haram.
Being held under the auspices of Lake Chad Basin Commission and Benin
Republic, the meeting is a follow-up to the extra-ordinary summit held
on October 7 in Niamey, Niger. That summit was attended by President
Goodluck Jonathan and three heads of state and announced plans to deploy
coordinated military forces to fight Boko Haram terrorists. The leaders
agreed to deploy an additional battalion and a command centre to tackle
the terrorists. The command centre for the agreed-upon multinational
force will be led by a Chief of Staff and in place by November 20.
President Jonathan had a meeting this weekend with Emmanuel Issoze
Ngondet, a Special Envoy of President Ali Bongo Ondimba of Gabon, and
welcomed the support provided by the regional leaders in his quest to
combat Boko Haram.
President Jonathan is moving Nigeria forward by improving security.
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