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Nigeria:
Buhari Wants Nigeria to Lead Regional Anti-Boko Haram Force
Independent (Lagos), 11 June 2015
Nigeria on Thursday, June 11, 2015, called for one of its commanders to be put in charge of a new regional fighting force until Boko Haram was crushed, as coalition partners met to… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Boko Haram - Buhari, Other Regional Leaders Meet Over Joint Force
Independent (Lagos), 11 June 2015
President Muhammadu Buhari met his regional counterparts in Abuja on Thursday June 11, 2015 to set up a joint military force against Boko Haram, the latest sign of his intent to… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Boko Haram - Nigeria Must Command Multinational Troops - Buhari
Leadership, 12 June 2015
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday asked heads of state and government of the Lake Chad Basin Commission and Benin to allow Nigeria retain the position of the Force Commander of… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Nigeria and Neighbours Join Forces to Hunt Boko Haram
Al Jazeera, 11 June 2015
Nigeria and its neighbours have agreed to set up a joint military force to counter Boko Haram, a sign of President Muhammadu Buhari's intent to crush the armed group early in his… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Buhari Extends G7 Requests On Boko Haram to LCBC
Guardian, 11 June 2015
President Muhammadu Buhari said on Thursday that he had extended the invitation to submit requests of the needs of the country in the fight against Boko Haram asked by the G7 to… Read more »
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Nigeria:
'Nigeria Should Lead Regional Anti-Boko Haram Force'
Vanguard, 11 June 2015
Nigeria should lead a regional anti-Boko Haram force for the duration of its operations, President Muhammadu Buhari said on Thursday, as he met counterparts for talks on military… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Buhari Wants Boko Haram's Access to Funds, Weapons, Others Limited
This Day, 11 June 2015
In a bid to completely degrade and eradicate the menace of Islamist terrorist group, Boko Haram, President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday called for strategic ways of limiting the… Read more »
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Nigeria:
President Buhari Hosts Meeting of Lake Chad Basin Commission
APC (Nigeria), 11 June 2015
Text of welcome address by President Muhammadu Buhari at Summit of Heads of State & Government of Lake Chad Basin Commission. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Nigeria Pushes for Permanent Headship of MNJTF
Guardian, 12 June 2015
Nigeria yesterday canvassed among fellow member countries of the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) to assume permanent headship of the newly formed Multinational Joint Task Force… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Boko Haram - Buhari Calls for Limiting Sect's Access to Funds, Weapons, Others
This Day, 12 June 2015
Determined to work out practical ways to completely rout and terminate the activities of the terrorist gang, Boko Haram, President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday called for strategic… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Country Wants Command of Regional Anti-Boko Haram Force
DW, 11 June 2015
Nigeria is staking out its claim to be the lead nation in the fight against the Islamist group Boko Haram. President Muhammadu Buhari has dismissed a rotational command structure… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Chad, Cameroun, Others Adopt Buhari's Proposal for Nigeria to Lead Boko Haram War
Premium Times, 11 June 2015
An extraordinary meeting of Heads and Government of the Lake Chad Basin Commission and Benin has approved that Nigeria retains the position of the force commander in the war… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Boko Haram - Army Chief Visits Troops
Premium Times, 11 June 2015
The chief of Army Staff, Kenneth Minimah, on Thursday visited troops engaged in the war against terrorism in various North Eastern part of Nigeria. Read more »