Chad Army Vehicles Head For Cameroon To Fight Boko Haram

The Chadian army has sent dozens of tanks towards Cameroon to help fight Nigeria’s dreaded Boko Haram insurgents.

The convoy seen by an AFP journalist roared out of the capital after Chadian parliament voted 150 to 0 to send an unspecified number of armed troops and security forces to assist Cameroonian and Nigerian soldiers waging war against the terrorists in Cameroon and Nigeria.

Cameroon’s President Paul Biya had announced Thursday that Chad President Idriss Deby had decided to send “a substantial contingent” of troops to help Cameroonian armed forces who have faced repeated attcks from Boko Haram.

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Deji Sadiq, a.k.a DEJI OF LAGOS is a LASU trained Economist turned freelance journalist, a Blogger, an information strategist, a public affairs analyst and a committed activist with a passion for equal opportunities.