Nigeria to send troops to Mali

President Goodluck Jonathan unfolded the Federal Government’s plan to deploy the troops on Monday when he hosted diplomats to a cocktail at the State House, Abuja.

In keeping with its pledge to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) last year, Nigeria will this week deploy troops to war-torn Mali.

 According to the president, who prior to the cocktail for the diplomats had a day-long meeting with service chiefs, the Inspector General of Police and the National Security Adviser (NSA), said it had become necessary to send the Nigerian contingent in order to help restore peace to the country.