Nigerian
President Muhammadu Buhari arrived in neighbouring Cameroon on
Wednesday for talks on how to combat the escalating regional threat from
Boko Haram Islamists. Security was tight for the 24-hour visit, after a
surge of Boko Haram violence in Cameroon including an unprecedented
series of five suicide bombings in the far north.
Presidential guard soldiers were posted on rooftops of houses and
along the route from the airport to the presidential palace in Yaounde,
while vehicles armed with machine-guns patrolled the streets and access
to the hotel where Buhari will stay was blocked.
The trip comes a day after Nigeria vowed that a new regional force tasked with fighting the jihadists would go into action soon.
Nigeria’s presidency said Buhari’s talks with Cameroonian President Paul Biya were part of his “ongoing effort to build a more effective regional coalition against Boko Haram”. Boko Haram has stepped up its attacks since Buhari took office in May, unleashing a wave of violence that has claimed 800 lives in just two months.
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/07/buhari-arrives-cameroon-to-discuss-boko-haram-fight/#sthash.tlZK8PUL.dpufNigerian President Muhammadu Buhari arrived in neighbouring Cameroon on Wednesday for talks on how to combat the escalating regional threat from Boko Haram Islamists. Security was tight for the 24-hour visit, after a surge of Boko Haram violence in Cameroon including an unprecedented series of five suicide bombings in the far north.
President Buhari
The trip comes a day after Nigeria vowed that a new regional force tasked with fighting the jihadists would go into action soon.
Nigeria’s presidency said Buhari’s talks with Cameroonian President Paul Biya were part of his “ongoing effort to build a more effective regional coalition against Boko Haram”. Boko Haram has stepped up its attacks since Buhari took office in May, unleashing a wave of violence that has claimed 800 lives in just two months.
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/07/buhari-arrives-cameroon-to-discuss-boko-haram-fight/#sthash.tlZK8PUL.dpufNigerian President Muhammadu Buhari arrived in neighbouring Cameroon on Wednesday for talks on how to combat the escalating regional threat from Boko Haram Islamists. Security was tight for the 24-hour visit, after a surge of Boko Haram violence in Cameroon including an unprecedented series of five suicide bombings in the far north.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari arrived in neighbouring
Cameroon on Wednesday for talks on how to combat the escalating regional threat
from Boko Haram Islamists. Security was tight for the 24-hour visit, after a
surge of Boko Haram violence in Cameroon including an unprecedented series of
five suicide bombings in the far north.
Presidential guard soldiers were posted on rooftops of
houses and along the route from the airport to the presidential palace in
Yaounde, while vehicles armed with machine-guns patrolled the streets and
access to the hotel where Buhari will stay was blocked.
The trip comes a day after Nigeria vowed that a new regional
force tasked with fighting the jihadists would go into action soon.
Nigeria’s presidency said Buhari’s talks with Cameroonian
President Paul Biya were part of his “ongoing effort to build a more effective
regional coalition against Boko Haram”. Boko Haram has stepped up its attacks
since Buhari took office in May, unleashing a wave of violence that has claimed
800 lives in just two months.
source:Vanguard
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