Nigeria is considering recalling its soldiers on peacekeeping missions in foreign countries following the need for “troops surge’’ in operational areas in the North-East. Mike Omeri, the Coordinator, National Information Centre, stated this on Thursday in Abuja at a news conference.

The coordinator explained that this was one of the positions of the country at a meeting held between it and some African countries on January 20 in Niamey, Niger Republic. He did not mention the countries involved but said the meeting was necessitated by the “collapse’’ of Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) set up to fight the Boko Haram sect.

Omeri said the sole aim of that meeting was to seek the authorisation from the UN Security Council through the AU to establish a more effective multinational force to confront the insurgents. He said the country’s other positions at that meeting was that Nigeria and her neighbours needed to improve on the effective management of their borders.

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