A conference of Chiefs of Defence Staff of member countries of the Lake Chad Basin Commission will tomorrow Tuesday, hold in Abuja.
Acording to Major General Chris Olukolade, Nigeria’s defence spokesman, the meeting which is to be hosted by Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff is to work out the processes for the operationalisation of the strategic directive for the immediate take off of the combined operation of the modified version of the Multi-National Joint Task Force in the campaign against terror in the region.
Also,the meeting is Preparatory to the Extra-Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Governments of the LCBC member countries in furtherance of the multilateral discussion on counter terrorism operations in the sub region,Olukolade said.
Major General Tukur Buratai was recently named as the Commander of the MNJTF which is battling Boko Haram insurgents in Nigeria’s north east.
