UN Special Representative for West Africa Mohammed Ibn Chambas has urged Lake Chad basin countries to "aggressively" tackle Nigerian militant group Boko Haram themselves. The envoy told RFI on Sunday that the international community should provide equipment, intelligence and financial support in the fight against the hardline Islamist group who are waging a campaign in northeast Nigeria which has spilled over into neighbouring Cameroon, Chad and Niger.
Why hasn't the Nigerian military done more? Why haven't they been as robust against Boko Haram as they have been in peacekeeping operations?
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