MNJTF commences operation “Yancin Tafki” on Boko Haram

Troops from Cameroon, Chad, Niger Republic and Nigeria have commenced a military operation aimed at over running the hide out of Boko haram terrorists in the Lake Chad area.

The launched the operation “Yancin Tafki” in response to recent attacks in Arege, Mafele and Baga located on the northern fringes of the Lake Chad Basin.

The task force spokesperson, Colonel Timothy Antigha says the operation is an offshoot of a summit of heads of states of the lake chad basin commission, chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari, a couple of months ago.