Chadian gov’t dismisses reports on President Déby’s onslaught with Boko Haram
The Republic of Chad has dismissed reports that President Idriss Déby lead the country’s army on an onslaught against Boko Haram.
According to the Chadian Embassy in Nigeria the misleading videos and images of President Idriss Déby dated back to 2015, and that President Idriss Déby’s remarks were taken out of context.
The Embassy in a statement on Wednesday rejected and denounces misinformation from the misleading videos and images saying it was meant to bring about deteriorating the excellent relations between President Idriss Deby Itno and President Muhammadu Buhari, as well as the cooperation and dynamic interaction established between defense and security forces of both Nigeria and Chad
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The Chad government further said that the misleading videos and images can not distract both countries and people from their goal which is to restore peace, security and stability in the whole sub-region for a sustainable development mutually profitable to both Nigerian and Chadian people. .
The misleading videos and images showed President Idriss Déby as leading the country’s army on an onslaught against Boko Haram and the capturing of
The statement reads
The Embassy of the Republic of Chad to the Federal Republic of Nigeria hereby informs the public opinion that for some time now, misleading videos and images dating back to 2015, with dubious origins have been circulated on the web and in some online or print media designed to wrongly attribute to His Excellency Idriss Deby Itno, President of the Republic of Chad, completely distorted remarks, taken out of its context and alleging inaction or non-participation of the Nigerian army in the fight against Boko Haram.
The Embassy of Chad strongly rejects and denounces this regrettable misinformation which only aims at deteriorating the excellent relations that exist between Their Excellencies, President Idriss Deby Itno and His Brother and Counterpart, President Muhammadu Buhari, as well as the cooperation and exemplary and dynamic interaction established between defense and security forces of both sister and
“This new dynamic which also translates in a more and more efficient efforts of the defence and security forces of both countries, deserves to be consolidated and appreciated at its just value.
“It is important for the embassy to point out the imperative necessity to figure out and understand the deep qualitative development that has occurred in all areas of bilateral cooperation. Nigeria is the number one economic partner of Chad and security challenges, as well as common sustainable development require further rapprochement between the two nations,”
