Niger Republic quits Lake Chad military force

The Niger Republic has withdrawn an international force fighting armed Islamist groups in West Africa’s Lake Chad region as it seeks to shore up security around oil assets at home.

The government said this in a bulletin on state television.

DAILY POST reports that the Multinational Joint Task Force, MNJTF, which also includes soldiers from Nigeria, Chad and Cameroon, has been working to stem the insurgency since 2015.

However, progress has reportedly been hobbled by…