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The base of the multinational military force against Boko Haram will cost $30 million over the next year, Thisday reports.
"The total amount required to set up and sustain the MNJTF headquarters for the next 12 months is about $30 million (27 million euros)," said Sanusi Imran Abdullahi, head of the Lake Chad Basin Commission security grouping that includes Nigeria and nearby countries.
"The troop-contributing countries are responsible for equipping and sustenance of their battalion."
His comments came as defence ministers and military chiefs from Nigeria, Chad, Niger, Cameroun and Benin - which will contribute military personnel, police and civilians to the Multi-national Joint Task Force (MNJTF) - met in Abuja Tuesday to thrash out plans to take on the militants.
President Muhammadu Buhari has made stopping Boko Haram's bloody, six-year insurgency a top priority, and today will meet with his regional counterparts in a high-level summit on the issue in Abuja.
"The total amount required to set up and sustain the MNJTF headquarters for the next 12 months is about $30 million (27 million euros)," said Sanusi Imran Abdullahi, head of the Lake Chad Basin Commission security grouping that includes Nigeria and nearby countries.
"The troop-contributing countries are responsible for equipping and sustenance of their battalion."
His comments came as defence ministers and military chiefs from Nigeria, Chad, Niger, Cameroun and Benin - which will contribute military personnel, police and civilians to the Multi-national Joint Task Force (MNJTF) - met in Abuja Tuesday to thrash out plans to take on the militants.
President Muhammadu Buhari has made stopping Boko Haram's bloody, six-year insurgency a top priority, and today will meet with his regional counterparts in a high-level summit on the issue in Abuja.
