KABUL: (Middle East Press) Niger’s parliament has organized to send troops to neighboring Nigeria in joining a regional fight against Boko Haram militants.
A Nigerien lawmaker said all the 102 present MPs agreed on Monday in favor of deploying troops to join the regional forces from Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon and Chad in their fight against the Takfiri terrorists.
Another unnamed member of parliament said the resolution allows the government to send some 750 fighters to fight along with the five-nation force.
Boko Haram, whose name means “Western education is forbidden,” controls parts of northeastern Nigeria and says its goal is to overthrow the Nigerian government.
It has claimed responsibility for a spate of deadly shootings and bombings in various parts of Nigeria since the beginning of its militancy in 2009, which has left 1.5 million displaced and over 13,000 others dead. At least 10,000 of the victims were killed over the past year alone.
