Vin Olij, Abuja
The Nigerian Government has set up an Integrated Border Governance Committee, a 13-man committee to identify the needs assessment of the nation’s borders.
This is contained in a statement by the spokesman for the ministry, Afonja Ajibola, on Saturday in Abuja.
According to him, the minister of interior Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed this during a presentation on border management and control by a consultant in Abuja.
The minister said that the committee should endeavour to have a robust deliberation and create an implementable border management plan to secure the country.
Membership of the committee is composed of 13 people drawn from the ministry as well as its agencies.
The committee has the director of Joint Services in the ministry as the chairman, the director of Planning Research and Statistics and the director of Legal.
Other members include the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, the Federal Fire Service, FFS, Border Community Development Agency, Community Boundary Commission and its consultant.
The minister explained that the most important thing to him about border management is the aspect of internal security which he said is a massive task that requires the synergy of all critical stakeholders.
