Home News Over 320 Border Routes Are Unmanned – Ex-Immigration Boss Reveals
News

Over 320 Border Routes Are Unmanned – Ex-Immigration Boss Reveals

583
Border Routes Are Unmanned

A retired Assistant Comptroller-General of Immigration, Sunday Fagbamigbe, has revealed that over 320 border routes in Nigeria are unmanned and serve as illegal passage for criminals.

Fagbamigbe revealed in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday. He added that the porosity of Nigeria’s borders is responsible for the proliferation of arms, drug and human trafficking and worsening insecurity.

These illegal routes provide avenues for insecurity, proliferation of arms, and dumping of unwholesome goods in the country, he noted.

Fagbamigbe called on the Federal Government to strengthen border security by investing in advanced technologists like electronic sensors, night vision scopes, drones, and artificial intelligence. 

He said these technologies would help security agents improve surveillance and more effectively detect illegal entries.

He also encouraged security agents to collaborate with border communities to raise awareness and enhance the management of border routes.

We have to take seriously border management security and work with border communities.

Meanwhile, security agents are often complicit in border-related crimes—a recent investigative report by FIJ’s Fisayo Soyombo exposed personnel of the Nigerian Customs Service aiding smuggling.

Read More:

About The Author

Leave a comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Related Articles

Bola Tinubu’s Lawyer Intervened in FOIA Lawsuit, Asked U.S. Court to Block Release of Unredacted FBI, DEA-Held Drug Files
NewsPolitics

Bola Tinubu Intervenes in FOIA Lawsuit, Asks U.S. Court to Block FBI, DEA Release Of His Unredacted Records

Bola Tinubu has intervened via his lawyer, Oluwole O. Afolabi, in the...

NewsPolitics

Côte d’Ivoire: Ouattara Cleared For Fourth Term Bid As Top Opposition Rivals Blocked From 2025 Race

Côte d’Ivoire’s Constitutional Council has published the final list of candidates cleared...

EducationNews

Burkina Faso Ends School Fee Coverage for Families Of Embassy and Consular Staff Under New Pay Scale

The Government of Burkina Faso has adopted a new decree revising the...

NewsPolitics

Senegal’s President Faye Reshuffles Cabinet to Accelerate Reforms

President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has reshuffled his cabinet, appointing Ousmane Sonko as...