President Boni Yayi of the Republic
of Benin, has promised to send 800 soldiers to Nigeria that will join
the troops in their fight to wipe out Boko Haram insurgents in the
region.
The Benin president stated this during his state visit to President Buhari at the state house Abuja on Tuesday, December 8th.
He said: “President Buhari took over the mantle of government at a
time terrorism occasioned by the activities of Boko Haram is high.To
fight terrorism, Benin is ready to send about 800 men to join the men
that are already prepared to fight terrorism.
The team is battle ready for deployment. The will power is there and Benin is committed to deploying the men. Benin will always remain on the side of Nigeria in its trying times. The sub-region is also going through serious problems of development. Fighting Boko Haram is becoming difficult because OPEC countries are going through oil crisis. We will always stand beside Buhari in his fight against corruption.”
In a related development, Niger Republic, in its bid to rid its prisons of the dreaded Islamist insurgents, has agreed to transfer about 500 Boko Haram prisoners back to Nigeria.
Judicial sources in the west African country informed that Niger has declared a state of emergency over the incessant reports of insurgency in an effort to improve security and has made hundreds of arrests.
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President Buhari and his Benin Counterpart in a dialogue at the Nigerian state house in Abuja
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The team is battle ready for deployment. The will power is there and Benin is committed to deploying the men. Benin will always remain on the side of Nigeria in its trying times. The sub-region is also going through serious problems of development. Fighting Boko Haram is becoming difficult because OPEC countries are going through oil crisis. We will always stand beside Buhari in his fight against corruption.”
In a related development, Niger Republic, in its bid to rid its prisons of the dreaded Islamist insurgents, has agreed to transfer about 500 Boko Haram prisoners back to Nigeria.
Judicial sources in the west African country informed that Niger has declared a state of emergency over the incessant reports of insurgency in an effort to improve security and has made hundreds of arrests.
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