Nigeria

FORCE COMMANDER MNJTF VISITS CHIEF OF NAVAL STAFF

The Force Commander Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) visited the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Nigerian Navy, Rear Admiral AZ Gambo on 12 October 2021. The purpose of the visit was to formally inform the CNS of the change in leadership at the MNJTF. Issues of operational cooperation, training and intelligence gathering and sharing were […]

COMD SECTOR 3 OPHADIN KAI/ MNJTF MEETS NGOs

The Commander Sector 3  OPHDIN KAI and Multinational Joint Task Force Brig Gen Godwin M Mutkut organized a meeting with some Heads of Non-Governmental Organizations at the Sector’s Conference Room today Wednesday 1 September 21. The meeting was centered on the need to improve on the synergy between the Non-Governmental Organizations and the Sector in the […]

CROSS KAUWA AND BAGA INDIGENES RETURS TO ANCESTRAL HOMES

The Executive Governor of Borno State Professor Babagana Umara Zulum and some of his cabinet members received over five thousand indigenes of Cross Kauwa and Baga in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State, to their ancestral homes from Internally Displace Persons Camps in Mouguno Borno State.  The successful relocation, which took place on Sunday […]

ACTIVITIES OF THE MULTI NATIONAL JOINT TASK FORCE FROM 6 TO 19 AUG 21

The reorganized Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) was operationalized in mid-2015 by countries of the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) comprising of Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon, and Chad.  Benin Republic also took part in the deliberations and subsequent deployment. Its mandate includes creating a safe and secure environment in the Lake Chad Basin areas affected by the activities […]

FORCE COMMANDER VISITS SECTOR 3 MONGUNO

The Force Commander (FC), Multinational Joint Taskforce (MNJTF), Major General Abdul Khalifah Ibrahim paid a maiden operational visit to HQs Sector 3 Monguno and 19 Brigade Baga on 12 August 2021. The Commander, Sector 3, Brigadier General GM Mutkut briefed the FC on ongoing operations and other administrative matters. The FC was accompanied by Chiefs […]

MNJTF FACILITATES RETURN OF NURSE ABDUCTED BY ISWAP

In consonance with the mandate of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) which includes to “Facilitate within the limits of it’s capabilities, humanitarian operations and the delivery of assistance to the affected populations”, the Task Force has facilitated the return of a Nigerian Nurse (name and organization withheld) who was abducted by ISWAP and held […]

GOVERNOR BABAGANA ZULUM COMMENDS MNJTF IN WAR AGAINST BOKO HARAM

The Governor of Borno State North East Nigeria, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has commended the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) for sustaining the war against Boko Haram Terrorism and Insurgency. Professor Zulum made the assertion earlier today during a visit to the Headquarters of the MNJTF in N’Djamena, Chad. In a speech, the Governor noted […]

FORCE COMMANDER VISITS SOLDIERS IN HOSPITAL

The Force Commander Multinational Joint Task Force Major General Ibrahim Manu Yusuf earlier today visited soldiers of the Task Force, of Cameroonian, Chadian, Nigerien and Nigerian nationalities, who are recuperating from injuries sustained in the ongoing counterinsurgency operations in the Lake Chad Area. Addressing the affected soldiers in a Specialist Hospital in N’Djamena, Major General […]

MNJTF CONDUCTS SUCCESSFUL LINK UP OPERATION

In continuation of Operation YANCIN TAFKI, The Multinational Joint Task Force has successfully conducted a multi-sector link up operation involving troops from Chad, Niger Republic and Nigeria. The operation cleared terrorists who have been hibernating in Arege and Metele and Duguri, thereby enabling troops of Sector 2 (Chad) and Sector 3 (Nigeria)  to link up […]