The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) based on the identification of the essential needs of the local population has funded a water project for irrigation farming in Baroua which was still under construction and donated farming equipment were also presented to the residents of the community.
Deputy Chief Military Public Information Officer, Captain Benn Raphaël made this known in a statement made available to SpyeTV News.
Captain Raphael said, the Deputy Force Commander (DFC) MNJTF, Brigadier General Assoualai Blama who paid an operational visit to Headquarters Sector 4 at Diffa were received on arrival at HQ Sector 4 Diffa by the Governor of Diffa Region, Smaine Younousse and Commander Sector 4, Colonel Major Mamane Sani Kiaou.
He visited the site of the water project for irrigation farming in Baroua which was still under construction.
The DFC was accompanied on the visit by the Head of African Union Mission Support Team , Mr Abdou Mahaman who led other staff of the AU-MST, Chief J5 Col Moustapha Ousseini, Chief J9 Col Oke Idrissou, and other officers of the MNJTF.
The visit in addition to appreciating efforts of troops of the sector was to present token compensation to relatives of troops Killed in Action (KIA) and those Wounded in Action (WIA) during Operations SHARAN FAGE and LAKE SANITY.
Speaking at the event, the Head of AU-MST Mr Abdou Mahamane stated that it was just a provisional handover before the final completion of the project.
Also speaking during the event, the Governor of Diffa expressed his appreciation for the provisional handover of the project as well as the farming implements from the MNJTF.
He further stressed that the main beneficiaries of the project and the farming tools shall be women while reassuring the MNJTF that he will make sure the project and tools effectively benefit the respective beneficiaries.
In his remarks, the DFC stated that he was in the sector to represent the FC MNJTF Maj Gen AK Ibrahim. He commiserated with the sector on behalf of the FC and entire MNJTF over the loss of its troops during the operations.
He praised the gallantry of troops of the sector in all MNJTF operations and added that the MNJTF was indeed proud of their exploits.
He further commended soldiers of the Sector for their relentless efforts in the fight against the BHT in the LCB region before commencement of presentation of token compensation to the beneficiaries.
The Governor, DFC and delegation proceeded to Mohamed Bazoum primary school and the Integrated Medical Centre both at Baroua where educational and medical items donated by the MNJTF were presented to the Baroua Communty.
