The Multi-National Joint Task Force, which is the regional military force fighting the Boko Haram, may be under threat, as one of the four countries, Chad, announced that it would no longer be taking part in any regional fighting force.
It is not clear yet how soon the Chadian announcement would affect the MNJTF, which is also headquartered in N’djamena, the country’s capital.
The Chadian President, President Idriss Deby, hinted at this withdrawal on Thursday when he said on a national television that Chadian troops would no longer participate in military operations outside the country’s borders against armed groups active in the Lake Chad region and the Sahel.
“Our troops have died for Lake Chad and the Sahel. From today, no Chadian soldiers will take part in a military mission outside Chad.
“Chad is alone in shouldering all the burden of the war against Boko Haram,” Deby said.
According to Aljazeera, the Chad Amy spokesman, Colonel Azem Agouna, also hinted at the withdrawal, adding that 52 troops died during the country’s full scale operation against the Boko Haram, which began since March 31.
He said, “A thousand terrorists have been killed and 50 motorised canoes have been destroyed.”
The Chad army spokesman noted that the operation, which was launched after nearly 100 soldiers were killed in a Boko Haram attack last month, ended on Wednesday after the armed fighters were forced out of thecountry.
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