The task force was first organised as a solely Nigerian force in 1994, during the administration of Sani Abacha, to "checkmate banditry activities and to facilitate free movement" along its northern border.[1][2] In 1998 it was expanded to include units from neighbouring Chad and Niger with the purpose of dealing with common cross-border security issues in the Lake Chad region, with its headquarters in the town of Baga, Borno State.[2]
Islamist groups grew and expanded their operations during the 2000s and early 2010s. Boko Haram's insurgency began in 2009, and security forces across the region were increasingly directly challenged by jihadist militant groups. Boko Haram and Ansaru were the most active and well known. In April 2012, the MNJTF's mandate was expanded to encompass counter-terrorism operations.[2]
In January 2015 the MNJTF headquarters in Baga, Nigeria, was overrun by militants of Boko Haram, who then proceeded to massacre local residents[2][3] and destroy the town, displacing many citizens.[4] At the time, only Nigerian soldiers were present in the HQ. There were reports that they fled the attackers.[5] It was an ignominious moment for the MNJTF, and indeed the contributing nations. The political process of expanding the MNJTF was given new strength and energy which led to swifter progress, including the expansion of troop numbers and mandate, and relocation of the HQ to N'Djamena, Chad.[6][7]
The most significant structural changes for the MNJTF that emerged from the meetings in 2015 were a rise in numbers, the creation of a new Concept of Operations under the supervision of the Lake Chad Basin Commission, and the move of the HQ to N'Djamena. It was agreed that a Nigerian officer would be the Force Commander for the duration of the mission against Boko Haram, with a Cameroonian as Deputy Commander and Chadian Chief of Staff. Major-General Tukur Yusuf Buratai (Nigerian) was appointed first Commander of the rejuvenated MNJTF in May 2015.[8] However, his command was short lived as in July 2015 he was appointed Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff and handed command to Major-General Iliya Abbah (Nigerian) on 31 July 2015.[9] Nigerian Major-General Lamidi Adeosun, was appointed MNJTF Commander in January 2016.[10] Adeosun was in turn replaced as commander by Major-General Lucky Irabor in May 2017.[11] In August 2018, Irabor was replaced by Major-General C.O. Ude.[12] Maj Gen I.M.Yusuf took over from Ude, while Maj Gen J.J Ogunlade took over from Yusuf. The current force commander Maj Gen Abdul khalifah Ibrahim took over command in August 2021 [13]
The Force is structured in four national sectors: Sector 1 (Cameroon) headquartered at Mora; Sector 2 (Chad) headquartered at Baga-Sola; Sector 3 (Nigeria) based in Monguno; and Sector 4 (Niger), based in the town of Diffa.[14]
There is still considerable skepticism in the international community that the new force can deliver results,[15] and its success or otherwise as a multinational endeavour will be closely monitored.[16] Discontent has been voiced within coalition by Chadian president Idris Deby for shouldering disproportionate burden of fighting armed groups and announced confining its military operations to its boundaries.[17][18]
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multinational, joint, task, force, mnjtf, combined, multinational, formation, comprising, units, mostly, military, from, benin, cameroon, chad, niger, nigeria, headquartered, djamena, mandated, bring, boko, haram, insurgency, badgeactive1994, presentcountries,. The Multinational Joint Task Force MNJTF is a combined multinational formation comprising units mostly military from Benin Cameroon Chad Niger and Nigeria It is headquartered in N Djamena and is mandated to bring an end to the Boko Haram insurgency Multinational Joint Task ForceBadgeActive1994 presentCountries Benin Cameroon Chad Niger NigeriaTypeMultinational forceRoleCombined operationsSize7 500 10 000HeadquartersN Djamena ChadEngagementsBoko Haram insurgency 2015 Baga attacksWebsitehttps www mnjtf fmm org CommandersCurrentcommanderMajor General Gold ChibuisiNotablecommandersLieutenant General Tukur BurataiLieutenant General Lamidi AdeosunGeneral Lucky IraborMajor General Ibrahim Manu Yusuf Contents 1 History 2 Development 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory EditThe task force was first organised as a solely Nigerian force in 1994 during the administration of Sani Abacha to checkmate banditry activities and to facilitate free movement along its northern border 1 2 In 1998 it was expanded to include units from neighbouring Chad and Niger with the purpose of dealing with common cross border security issues in the Lake Chad region with its headquarters in the town of Baga Borno State 2 Islamist groups grew and expanded their operations during the 2000s and early 2010s Boko Haram s insurgency began in 2009 and security forces across the region were increasingly directly challenged by jihadist militant groups Boko Haram and Ansaru were the most active and well known In April 2012 the MNJTF s mandate was expanded to encompass counter terrorism operations 2 Brig Gen Enitan Ransome Kuti son of Beko Ransome Kuti and nephew of the musician Fela Kuti was a previous commander of the force 1 Development EditIn January 2015 the MNJTF headquarters in Baga Nigeria was overrun by militants of Boko Haram who then proceeded to massacre local residents 2 3 and destroy the town displacing many citizens 4 At the time only Nigerian soldiers were present in the HQ There were reports that they fled the attackers 5 It was an ignominious moment for the MNJTF and indeed the contributing nations The political process of expanding the MNJTF was given new strength and energy which led to swifter progress including the expansion of troop numbers and mandate and relocation of the HQ to N Djamena Chad 6 7 The most significant structural changes for the MNJTF that emerged from the meetings in 2015 were a rise in numbers the creation of a new Concept of Operations under the supervision of the Lake Chad Basin Commission and the move of the HQ to N Djamena It was agreed that a Nigerian officer would be the Force Commander for the duration of the mission against Boko Haram with a Cameroonian as Deputy Commander and Chadian Chief of Staff Major General Tukur Yusuf Buratai Nigerian was appointed first Commander of the rejuvenated MNJTF in May 2015 8 However his command was short lived as in July 2015 he was appointed Nigeria s Chief of Army Staff and handed command to Major General Iliya Abbah Nigerian on 31 July 2015 9 Nigerian Major General Lamidi Adeosun was appointed MNJTF Commander in January 2016 10 Adeosun was in turn replaced as commander by Major General Lucky Irabor in May 2017 11 In August 2018 Irabor was replaced by Major General C O Ude 12 Maj Gen I M Yusuf took over from Ude while Maj Gen J J Ogunlade took over from Yusuf The current force commander Maj Gen Abdul khalifah Ibrahim took over command in August 2021 13 The Force is structured in four national sectors Sector 1 Cameroon headquartered at Mora Sector 2 Chad headquartered at Baga Sola Sector 3 Nigeria based in Monguno and Sector 4 Niger based in the town of Diffa 14 There is still considerable skepticism in the international community that the new force can deliver results 15 and its success or otherwise as a multinational endeavour will be closely monitored 16 Discontent has been voiced within coalition by Chadian president Idris Deby for shouldering disproportionate burden of fighting armed groups and announced confining its military operations to its boundaries 17 18 See also EditBoko Haram insurgency G5 Sahel African Union Mission to Somalia United Nations African Union Mission in Darfur Force Intervention Brigade American military intervention in CameroonReferences Edit a b Musa Sagir 7 May 2015 Multinational Joint Task Forces BHTs And Host Community Sahara Reporters Retrieved 9 January 2015 a b c d Boko Haram suffers heavy defeat in surprise attack on military base News Express 5 January 2015 Archived from the original on 7 August 2017 Retrieved 9 January 2015 BBC News Boko Haram attack What happened in Baga BBC News 2 February 2015 Retrieved 11 February 2016 Boko Haram displaces 1 636 in Baga News Express 7 January 2015 Archived from the original on 5 June 2015 Retrieved 9 January 2015 Roggio Bill 4 January 2015 Boko Haram overruns Multinational Joint Task Force base Long War Journal Retrieved 8 January 2015 Tchioffo Kodjo Experts Meeting on the elaboration of operational documents for the Multinational Joint Task Force MNJTF of the Member States of the Lake Chad Basin Commission and Benin against the Boko Haram terrorist group African Union Peace and Security Department African Union Peace and Security Department Retrieved 11 February 2016 PSC Report PSC to approve final plans for the regional fight against Boko Haram ISS Africa Archived from the original on 30 June 2015 Retrieved 11 February 2016 Iroegbu S 2015 Military General Appointed Commander of the MNJTF This Day Lagos 3 June 2015 Iroegbu S 2015 Buratai Hands Over MNJTF Command to Abbah This Day Lagos 1 August 2015 New Commander for Troops Fighting Boko Haram Assumes Duty Premium Times Abuja 4 January 2016 Omonobi K Marama N amp Erunke J 2017 Massive Shake Up in Army Vanguard Lagos 11 May 2017 Antigha Timothy 2018 08 19 General Ude Assumes Duty in MNJTF PRNigeria News Retrieved 2018 12 29 21 https globalsentinelng com 2021 03 19 ogunlade takes over as mnjtf commander Assanvo W Abatan J E A amp Sawadogo W A 2016 Assessing the Multinational Joint Task Force against Boko Haram West Africa Report issue 19 Institute for Security Studies Pretoria https issafrica s3 amazonaws com site uploads war19 pdf Peter Dorrie 30 January 2015 The African Union Readies an Army to Fight Boko Haram War Is Boring Medium Retrieved 11 February 2016 A Regional Multinational Joint Task Force to Combat Boko Haram Retrieved 11 February 2016 Chad to stop participating in regional fight against armed groups www aljazeera com Retrieved 2020 04 12 Chadian troops kill 1 000 Boko Haram fighters in Lake Chad www aljazeera com Retrieved 2020 04 12 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Multinational Joint Task Force amp oldid 1147978305, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
