article_snippet: Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, Niger and Benin will contribute to the task force, which has been authorised by the African Union.
article_snippet: Today the official Twitter account for the Nigerian Defense Headquarters
article_snippet: It was not possible to verify this morning's morale-boosting announcement, which comes just one day before critical presidential elections in Nigeria.
article_snippet: The the official Twitter messages made no mention  of military operations in Sambisa Forest, where Nigeria's home-grown Islamic extremist group is believed to have several camps.
highlights_snippet: Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, Niger and Benin will contribute to the group .
  