The porousness of the Nigerian border has often been touted as one of the nation's biggest security risks for ages.

Despite the open secret about the free borders, the lack of willpower to checkmate these porous spots has undoubtedly plunged the nation into an unending war with criminal elements - terrorists, bandits, smugglers and all sorts of black market traders.

Most of these borders are often hidden in the inner rural areas where it is easy to slip through and fro unnoticed, especially through the unguarded bushes and forests. It has become increasingly difficult to control what comes in or goes out through these areas.

So many of these International spots are in the Northern region of the country, especially between the Zamfara, Sokoto, Kebbi and Katsina subregion. The Southwest and the Eastern part of the country are not left out of the porosity too, with so many routes to neighbouring countries like Cameroon and Benin Republic.

In a recent study released by Murtala Rufa’i, a lecturer at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto and titled "I am a Bandit’: A Decade of Research on Armed Banditry in Zamfara State", he stated that the country has over 1,950 official borders.

https://uptownerd.com/2021/09/13/revealed-nigeria-has-over-1950-official-borders-report/