President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria commenced a two-day visit to neighboring country Cameroon on Wednesday, to discuss ways of combating ‘Boko Haram’ terror group. Buhari met with President Paul Biya and senior Cameroonian officials in the capital, Yaounde to talk about building a stronger coalition to battle the Islamist militants. The group is responsible for the abduction of hundreds of girls and women, and using some of them as suicide bombers in attacks on civilian. About 20,000 people have died during Boko Haram’s 6 years of insurgency.
His entourage comprises of state governors, permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Defence and the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency. Among the governors are, Alhaji Mohammed Bindow of Adamawa State, Mr. Emmanuel Udom of Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Samuel Ortom of Benue State, Alhaji Kashim Shettima of Borno State, Mr. Ben Ayade of Cross River State and Mr. Darius Ishaku of Taraba State.
President Buhari is due back in Abuja on Thursday. Upon his return, he will undertake a one-day trip to the Benin Republic for talks with President Boni Yayi on Saturday. It was Buhari’s first official trip to Cameroon since he took office May 29, 2015.
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