Nigeria agrees to deploy troops to Somalia

The Nigeria government has agreed to deploy troops to Somalia. In a meeting in Addis Ababa, the seat of the Africa Union, on Saturday, the Nigeria government agreed to deploy troops for a peace-keeping mission to the conflict-ridden region following the withdrawal of the Ethiopian forces from the horn of Africa. In a telephone conversation, the spokesperson of the Nigerian Ministry of Defence, Chris Yemitola, acknowledged the development and confirmed that the modalities for the deployment are being worked out.To deploy the troops, we need to determine the rules of engagement, [the] numbers of troops, the duration of the mission and [the] mode of operation.So all of these have to be worked out before we can determine when the troops will take out," he said.The incumbent Somali government is reported to only have control of the capital Mogadishu and Baido where the parliament sits.Somalia has been plagued with crisis ranging from the Islamists-led insurgency to the political instability that has left the country without a functioning central government for the last two years...more..http://www.234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/News/1183741-147/NEXTNigeria_agrees_to_deploy_troops_to.csp