by Ranti Joseph
Leaders from Central Africa on Monday met in Cameroon to finalize plans for a military offensive against Boko Haram fighters in Nigeria and neighboring countries. Representatives of 10 nations met in the capital Yaounde under the aegis of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) and committed to spend $86m to fight Boko Haram.
They urged the international community to provide more support to counter the armed group.
Nigeria-based Boko Haram has widened its attacks into neighboring nations, notably Cameroon and Chad, in a conflict estimated to have claimed a total 13,000 lives since 2009.
“This session is historic because we must use it to respond to the barbaric actions of the terrorist group Boko Haram. This terrorist group has the military and human resources of a conventional army, but uses asymmetric methods, making the fight more complex and costly for Cameroon and Chad,” said Hamid Alami, secretary-general of ECCAS.
The aim of Monday’s discussion was to come up with an agreed solution on the fight against the group, a source close to the Cameroonian government said.
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