Guinean President, Alpha Conde has said that his country is willing to help Nigeria and other countries fight terrorist sect, Boko Haram.
Guinea offers to help Nigeria fight terrorists
Conde made the statement on Wednesday, August 5, 2015, while speaking at a press conference in Niger.
The sect leader Abubakar Shekau, flanked by his subordinates.
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“We are ready to provide any assistance asked of us... in the fight against Boko Haram,” Conde said in Niamey at the end of a two-day visit.
“It will depend on what our brothers (in Nigeria and neighbouring countries) ask. That's for them to tell us what they want from us,” he added.
A multinational force has been created to combat the sect and will contain troops from Nigeria, Cameroon, Niger and Chad.
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Benin Republic has also committed 800 troops to the force which has its headquarters in N'Djamena, the capital of Chad.
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