Nigeria, Cameroon pledge coordinated Boko Haram fight

FILE- In this file photo taken Friday, May 29, 2015, former General and Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, arrives for his Inauguration at the eagle square in Abuja, Nigeria. Nigeria’s new President Muhammadu Buhari makes his first official visit to one-time enemy Cameroon on Wednesday, July 29, 2015 to ease tensions and bolster support for a regional army to fight the Boko Haram Islamic uprising that is spilling across borders, his spokesman and Cameroon’s defense minister said. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, File) FILE- In this file photo taken Friday, May 29, 2015, former General and Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, arrives for his Inauguration at the eagle square in Abuja, Nigeria. Nigeria’s new President Muhammadu Buhari makes his first official visit to one-time enemy Cameroon on Wednesday, July 29, 2015 to ease tensions and bolster support for a regional army to fight the Boko Haram Islamic uprising that is spilling across borders, his spokesman and Cameroon’s defense minister said. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, File)

By Associated Press July 30, 2015 1 min read

YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) – Nigeria’s president is promising deeper collaboration with its neighbors in the fight against Islamic extremism after a two-day visit to Cameroon.

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari headed home Thursday after meeting with his counterpart for two days of talks focused around the threat posed by Boko Haram.

Cameroon along with neighbors Niger and Chad are helping Nigeria’s military in the fight against the group. Some 20,000 have died in the six-year-old uprising.

But some observers say the multinational effort has been hampered by Nigeria’s concern about foreign troops on its soil.

Before leaving Cameroon, Nigeria’s president said “none of us can succeed alone.”