Porous Borders Aggravating Nigeria’s Security Challenges — NSA

The National Security Adviser (NSA), Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno
(Rtd.), on Tuesday, said porous borders have continued to aggravate
the country’s security challenges.

The NSA stated this in Abuja during the eighth session of the
Cameroon-Nigeria Transborder Security Committee.

He said members of the Islamic State in West Africa Province
(ISWAP) and Boko Haram terrorists have continued to exploit the
porous border areas to disrupt the livelihoods of innocent citizens
in their communities.

Monguno’s comment came a few hours after some bandits invaded
the Afaka barracks of the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, killing
two senior officers. The bandits were also said to have also
kidnapped a senior officer.

“The most dominant transnational security issue remains the
threat of terrorism perpetrated by the Islamic State in West Africa
Province (ISWAP) and Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs).

“These terrorist groups continue to exploit the porous border
areas to disrupt the livelihoods of innocent citizens in their
communities,” he said.

He also stated that another emerging concern was the attempt by
secessionist groups in Nigeria to form alliances with secessionist
groups in Cameroon in order to destabilise both countries.

Monguno, however, maintained that the collective efforts of
stakeholders under the auspices of the Multi-National Joint Task
Force (MNJTF) have significantly degraded terrorists’ activities in
the Lake Chad Basin and positive outcomes are being recorded.

The National Security Adviser (NSA), Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno
(Rtd.), on Tuesday, said porous borders have continued to aggravate
the country’s security challenges.

The NSA stated this in Abuja during the eighth session of the
Cameroon-Nigeria Transborder Security Committee.

He said members of the Islamic State in West Africa Province
(ISWAP) and Boko Haram terrorists have continued to exploit the
porous border areas to disrupt the livelihoods of innocent citizens
in their communities.

Monguno’s comment came a few hours after some bandits invaded
the Afaka barracks of the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, killing
two senior officers. The bandits were also said to have also
kidnapped a senior officer.

“The most dominant transnational security issue remains the
threat of terrorism perpetrated by the Islamic State in West Africa
Province (ISWAP) and Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs).

“These terrorist groups continue to exploit the porous border
areas to disrupt the livelihoods of innocent citizens in their
communities,” he said.

He also stated that another emerging concern was the attempt by
secessionist groups in Nigeria to form alliances with secessionist
groups in Cameroon in order to destabilise both countries.

Monguno, however, maintained that the collective efforts of
stakeholders under the auspices of the Multi-National Joint Task
Force (MNJTF) have significantly degraded terrorists’ activities in
the Lake Chad Basin and positive outcomes are being recorded.