The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), comprised of troops from Cameroon, Chad, Niger Republic and Nigeria have, have commenced a military operation code-named Operation YANCIN TAFKI.

“The aim of the operation is to take the battle to the remaining last hideouts of Boko Haram Terrorists within the designated area of responsibility of the MNJTF and subsequently rout the terrorists,” Colonel Timothy Antigha, MNJTF Chief Military Public Information, said Thursday in a statement issued in N’Djamena, Chad.

“It would be recalled that a couple of months ago, a summit of the Heads of States and Governments of states of the Lake Chad Basin Commission, chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari, met in N'Djamena, Chad, to fine tune bilateral engagements aimed at dealing with the Boko Haram problem. This operation is therefore expected to give concrete and far reaching expressions to the resolutions of that summit.

“Furthermore, the MNJTF recognises the challenges of effective coverage and reportage of a conflict, especially in the age of fake news. However, the Force is confident that the media in the affected countries will remain resolute and committed to professionalism and the common goal of eliminating terrorism in the Lake Chad Basin, as well as the stabilisation of the area for the millions of its inhabitants currently displaced,” the statement said.