The government isn’t doing enough to tighten border security, according to security expert Kabiru Adamu, who also bemoans the porousness of Nigeria’s borders.
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The revelation was made by Adamu on Channels Television during an interview about the ongoing killings in certain communities of Nigeria. The government and the military have blamed foreign cattle rearers for these killings.
According to the security expert, the government is not doing enough to keep the borders secure, and the borders are porous.
A lot of people are making political statements. Various people’s conditionings are heard by me. He did, however, note that “our borders are extremely porous” at the present time.
Second, our criminal justice system has neither apprehended or punished these individuals. It’s incredible that ECOWAS’s transhumance component permits livestock mobility.
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With the exception of Nigeria, the largest country in the subregion and one that faces some of the greatest insecurity concerns, practically every country I looked at had systems in place to track and record the whereabouts of transhumancers.
So, I’ve had enough of these justifications. For these things to cease, we must take action. We know enough about what causes it. A government agency is in charge of enhancing border security in the event that people are entering the country illegally.
Awaken, we must. The National Assembly, in its role as watchdog, is sincerely urged to make sure that the government agencies in charge of security are accounted for. Various parts make up security.
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You might notice a difference after you begin integrating those parts. But if all we ever speak about is the role of the military, which is maybe the greatest ruin of our modern existence, then we are missing the point.
The other ministries, departments, and agencies in charge of security are not assigned the same level of responsibility as the military, which is a problem.
The military is not principally responsible for border management. And if the military is stating that there is an intrusion, then we need to take a deeper look at the institutions and ministries responsible for border management.
“If they are failing to the extent that we are seeing the types of attacks and incursions currently happening, then we need to act swiftly.”