West Africa: Why We Can't Capture Shekau - Chadian President

Chadian President Idriss Deby has said that lack of synergy between Nigerian military and its Chadian counterpart is responsible for the continued disappearance of wanted Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, Hausa service of the BBC has reported.

Deby, who stated this after a closed door meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja yesterday, said it was regrettable that the two armies, those of Nigeria and Chadian, are working separately in the field, adding that the war against Boko Haram had not yet been totally won because Chad and Nigeria were not working together.

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