A trans-border military operations conference between Nigeria and Cameroon is holding in Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory.
The Wednesday’s meeting is coming a few days after the Minister of the Lake Chad Basin met to fashion out a legal framework for the Multinational Task Force to tackle insurgency in the north eastern part of Nigeria.
Northern Cameroon and the Lake Chad Basin, are looking to develop a common operational strategy for troops of member countries in preparations for the November 20 launch of the Multinational Task Force.
Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal, Alex Bardeh, said it was imperative to work out and agree on the operational details that would guide the conducts of the troops to be deployed by each country
The military chiefs had, at an earlier meeting in in July held in Niamey, the capital of Niger republic, agreed to conduct coordinated patrols along common borders in other to crack down on the Boko Haram insurgents.
They also agreed to set up an information sharing mechanism on intelligence, smuggling and protection of military hardware of both countries.
