Boko Haram: Nigerian Army To Join Forces With Cameroon To Fight Terrorists

The Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Onyema Nwachukwu disclosed that the Nigerian Army has inducted a unit of Cameroon Defence Forces into Operation Lafiya Dole to fast track campaign against Boko Haram insurgents.

Col. Nwachukwu disclosed this in Maiduguri on Monday. Nwachukwu said that the Cameroonian forces were inducted on Sunday at Gwoza, by Maj.-Gen. Rogers Nicholas, the Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole.

He explained that the Cameroonian troops would join the ongoing counter-insurgency operations in the northeast and the borders between Nigeria and Cameroon.

“The Cameroonian troops and their equipment were subsequently handed over to the General Officer Commanding (GOC), 7 Division, who is also the Commander, Sector 1, of Operation LAFIYA DOLE”.

Nicholas was quoted as calling on the troops to be disciplined and demonstrate high sense of professionalism in the discharge of their duties.

He also tasked the troops to comply with instructions by their commanding officers, noting that such attitude would hasten defeat of the insurgents.

The induction exercise was attended by the leader of the Cameroonian Defence Forces delegation, Brig.-Gen. Djonkeb Frederick, the GOC 7 Division, Maj. Gen. Ibrahim Yusuf, and Brig.-Gen. IL Akinlawon, the Chief of Staff, Headquarters, Theatre Command.