The Federal Government yesterday disclosed that it has uncovered no fewer than 1, 497 illegal entry routes into the country, a development which has fuelled arms smuggling and the consequent rise in violent crimes and insurgency in the country.

Speaking with some international journalists in Abuja yesterday, Interior Minister, Comrade Abba Moro, who said that Nigeria actually has 84 regular borders, lamented that these illegal entry routes have contributed to the current security challenges facing the country.

His words: “Since I assumed office we have taken deliberate steps in conjunction with the National Boundary Commission, NBC, to identify our borders and the routes that lead to Nigeria from other countries, and I have repeatedly told Nigerians that in that process we have been able to identify 84 regular borders and over 1, 497 irregular routes into the country.”

According to him, the current administration under the leadership of President Goodluck Jonathan would not just fold its arms as he announced that the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, under the purview of the Ministry of Interior has taken far reaching steps towards patrolling and controlling movement around the identified regular border routes.

He said the government was already considering adopting the Public Private Partnership, PPP, model to further demarcate Nigeria’s border posts with her neighbouring countries in order to ensure a better border management of the nation.

“We are contemplating using the PPP model, to see how we can construct graders, around our borders, because as it is today, if you go to most of our land borders, you hardly can define when you are in Nigeria and when you are out of Nigeria, and that is because of lack of physical structures that will separate Nigeria from other countries.

“So, this is what we plan to do and I hope that within this financial year, with the arrangement we have put in place, construction work will start immediately in some of these borders, and of cause we are contemplating, giving the resources that will be given to us, that we should also complement the physical effort at patrolling our borders. We believe it will ensure a better border management for Nigeria,” he said.

http://nationalmirroronline.net/new/nigeria-has-1-497-illegal-entry-routes-says-fg/

No wonder crime has always been and remained on the high side...

Securiy agencies should take over those borders for safety of the people now.

I think this is what should be addressed before sending troops to help chase out islamic militant out of mali to God knows where other than places like Nigeria with porous border.....A case of misplaced priority!!!

The government should simply employ more people to solve this problem once and for all

Are you serious?

chriskosherbal:
Are you serious?

Yes o