This is the latest offensive by countries inside nigeria. On friday a Regional Force, 8,000 troops, was approved. We have our correspondent in the nigeria capital abuja. The fight against boko haram has taken a few urgency. The objective is to push the fighters into a corner ahead of the onslaught. So far many towns have been freed from boko haram. For chad, niger and cameroon defeat from boko haram is crucial. 5 years of violence, and it is the biggest economy. If group, if unchecked, will expand their area of control and become a bigger area. If nigeria troops won, they would crush the area in five years. We are adequately equipped. We have taken delivery of the game changes, and a promise and letter by the president himself, we have taken delivery of new equipment, which is what you are seeing behind me there, and we can use them against boko haram. Before the weapons, it was a defensive operation. Now we are on the offensive. The military asked for six weeks to pave way for the ele
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