The Force Commander (FC), Multinational Joint Taskforce (MNJTF), Maj.-General Abdul Khalifah Ibrahim says the British support to the MNJTF in the areas of personnel training and medical outreach has multiple effects capable ensuring quick end to the surge of terrorism in the Lake Chad area.
General Ibrahim said this when he hosted, at the force headquarters in N’Djamena, Chad, a delegation led by the British Defence Adviser (DA) to Nigeria and Head of British Defence Staff West Africa, Air Commodore Paul Warwick CBE.
He, in a statement by the MNJTF spokesperson Colonel Mohammed Dole, said the Force highly appreciated the British gesture, assuring that MNJTF was poised to speedily end the scourge of terrorism in the Lake Chad region.
“It is evident that these crucial interventions defined a new way of meaningful collaboration between MNJTF and United Kingdom (UK) government through the LCBC” he said.
Responding, the UK Defence Adviser, said the Lake Chad Basin was a very important area and UK considers its stability as a priority.
Warwick commended the MNJTF for its operational successes, adding that the UK would continue to support the MNJTF.
He said UK’s involvement in the area was built on trust and mutual respect and requested for constant communication to achieve this.
Warwick said the military approach alone cannot solve the problem, hence requires a comprehensive approach where civil societies and their capabilities are integrated into the efforts of tackling terrorism.
