boko haram benefits from pledging allegiance to isis at this stage. the terror group remains firmly in control in swaths of northeastern nigeria, but having chad and niger involved in multiple fronts have seen nigeria able to regain key territory from boko haram. isis benefits from this as well. extending its footprint into africa. this is the top officials when we were on the ground a few weeks ago were warning about. they were trying to beef up the abilities of the basin to take the fight to boko haram and decimate the terrorist group as nigeria has promised to do before the elections. they were trying to prevent this allegiance from taking place. its solidification takes place.