Nigeria's Muhammadu Buhari visits Niger to discuss Boko Haram

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari is making his first foreign trip to Niger since taking office last week. 

He is expected to discuss the regional offensive against Boko Haram militants with Nigeria's northern neighbour. 

Niger, Chad and Cameroon have been helping Nigeria recapture its territory from the insurgents, who president Buhari has described as mindless and godless. 

At his inauguration, he vowed that he would tackle head-on, the six-year Islamist insurgency. 

He met his security chiefs yesterday for the first time since he took office. 

The president has said the military command centre will be relocated to the north-eastern city of Maiduguri and remain there until the group is completely subdued. 

After a day in Niger, Mr Buhari will head to Chad, whose leader has been critical of Nigeria's approach to tackling Boko Haram.

BBC