In January 2015 the MNJTF headquarters in Baga , Nigeria , was overrun by militants of '' Boko Haram '' , who then proceeded to massacre local residents and destroy the town , displacing many citizens . At the time , only Nigerian soldiers were present in the HQ . There were reports that they fled the attackers . It was an ignominious moment for the MNJTF , and indeed the contributing nations . The political process of expanding the MNJTF was reinvigorated and led to swifter progress , including the expansion of troop numbers and mandate , and relocation of the HQ to N'Djamena , Chad
massacre local residents
2015 Baga massacre
Multinational Joint Task Force