NewsFG’s Performance In Tackling Border Security Challenges Is 10/10 - Dambazau

FG’s Performance In Tackling Border Security Challenges Is 10/10 – Dambazau

SAN FRANCISCO, June 22, (THEWILL) – The Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, has defended the Federal Government’s efforts in providing security at Nigeria’s borders.

Dambazau, spoke about the country’s security situation and borders during the 2018 World Congress of the International Press Institute (IPI), in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, during a session entitled ‘Conversation with the Government of Nigeria’ and moderated by the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of Channels Media Group, Mr John Momoh.

When asked to rate the performance of the Federal Government in checking Nigeria’s porous borders on a scale of one to 10, the minister rated the government a 10.

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“This is a difficult thing you are giving me because when you are talking about border security and management it involves so many things. That is one.

“Secondly, from what I have said, it isn’t something that is left to Nigeria alone. It is a regional problem that we are working very closely with our neighbouring countries on.”

“In our own efforts, I will tell you 10/10.”

The minister explained that the Federal Government took a lot of steps to provide security at the borders because it is very concerned by the security of the nation’s borders.

“A lot of efforts have been made to ensure that we have effective relationships both at the bilateral and multilateral levels to ensure that we do not accept the breach of border security.”

“Because of the porousness of our borders, this government when it came (into power) was able to provide lots of logistics to the immigration department so that it can enhance its mobility to cover the border.”

He, however, conceded that because the borders are extensive, they cannot be protected by just providing more vehicles.

Consequently, the government is also collaborating with international organisations and regional governments and blocs to tackle the problem, especially that of migration.

Also, the minister said the government is using technology to tackle the security situation at the borders.

The minister pointed that out that in tackling security challenges at the borders it was important to remember “the 1994 UN Human Development Report which has redefined security from the traditional perspective from territorial integrity to the issue of human security”.

He, however, said, “With the security threat of terrorism, particularly what we have in the North East, with the kind of weapons that are trickling in from areas like Libya and Mali, we need to do a lot more to reinforce our borders and this is precisely what the government is doing.”

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