Tag: POROUS BORDERS

‘How fragile border fuels terrorism, economic sabotage, others’ Buhari

Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria and her neighbours must place higher premium on the effective policing of borders to check criminal activities. The President stated this while playing host to the Secretary-General, World Customs Organisation, (WCO), yesterday, in Abuja. Mikuriya is in Nigeria for a ‘Global Conference on Fragile Borders’. According to the President, the fragile nature of entry points into various countries enhances terrorism, economic sabotage, and illicit flow of arms. Theme of the conference is: Enabling Customs in Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations, which the President said is…

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Porous Borders: FG to install electronic border surveillance system – Interior Minister

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government is planning to establish electronic surveillance posts at different locations to monitor the nations borders. The Minister of Interior, Ra’uf Aregbesola said this in Abuja, when he featured on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum. Aregbesola said that the electronic surveillance posts were meant to strengthen existing immigration checks, to enhance the security of the country. As a matter of fact, we are at the point of signing an agreement with Huawei on e-border. This means we want to employ technology to put all the critical…

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Nigerian Porous Borders: ‘Report about unmanned borders in N’East, N’West worrisome’ – Afenifere

Aminu Imam

The Pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, yesterday described the disclosure that more than half of the borders in the North-East and North-West of Nigeria are unguarded as very worrisome and disturbing due to the immense danger it poses to the security of the citizens. Afenifere gave this position in a release made available to newsmen by its spokesperson, Comrade Jare Ajayi, expressing regret that less than a year to the end of President Muhammadu Buharis administration, the government was yet to take necessary steps on what the Army Chief considered as…

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Arms control instruments: Buhari tasks African leaders on implementation

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

President Muhammadu Buhari has told African leaders to promote the implementation of arms control instruments and embargoes, to complement and consolidate African Peace and Security Architecture. Buhari made the call at the 14th extra-ordinary session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) on Silencing the Gun, held virtually on Sunday. The major challenge for Africa today is achieving a new trajectory of peace, security, stability and a conflict-free Africa, following threats of terrorist activities and other crimes across the continent Buhari said. He said the increasing number of peace agreements…

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