BELGORE BOASTS OF NIGERIA'S EFFICIENT E-BORDER SECURITY ARCHITECTURE

Dr. Belgore and Maheli Alan Babi, leader of the UAE delegation

"The Nigerian Immigration Service is now better equipped with advanced technology to curtail any security breach across our borders." Dr. Belgore.

Nigeria now has a competent electronic border security architecture to effectively secure the country.

This was the assurance of the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Interior, Dr. Shuaib Belgore on Thursday 9th March 2023 while exchanging views with a delegation from the United Arab Emirate National Defence College, (UAE NDC) who arrived the country on a field study visit to the Ministry as part of their course work, in Abuja.

The Permanent Secretary who represented the Minister used the opportunity to inform his August visitors that the Nigerian Immigration Service is now better equipped with advanced technology to curtail any security breach across our borders.

While listing proliferation of heavy and light weapons, porous borders and influx of illegal migrants into the country as serious challenges facing the country, Dr. Belgoree cited regional  cooperation and collaboration between Nigeria and sister security agencies of neighbouring countries as one way of tackling the problem. 

In a statement issued and signed by the Deputy Director, Press and Public Relations Department of the Ministry, Afonja Fatai Ajibola and made available to newsmen, the Permanent Secretary disclosed that such international partnership has contributed to renewed achievements of the military, assisted by other sister security agencies to decimate the terrorists.

Group Photograph with the UAE National Defence College Delegates in Abuja.

Responding to a question from the delegation, the Permanent Secretary explained that "Corruption and Terrorism are global problems facing humanity but, the good news is that everyone knows the zero-tolerance stand point of President Muhammadu Buhari on this scourge."

On fighting corruption, the Permanent Secretary also made it known that the country has a robust law in place for fighting corruption through specialised agencies like the EFCC and the ICPC.

Leader of the delegation, B. G. Maheli Alan babi in a speech, appreciated the Permanent Secretary for the reception and also, revealed the intention of their country to enter into a bilateral cooperation agreement with Nigeria Defence College.

Present at the occasion were Directors from the Ministry of Interior as well as an entourage of visitors from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.