Zulum Calls for Stronger Collaboration on Trans-Border Security Between Nigeria and Niger Republic

Table of Contents

• Governor Zulum's Visit
• Focus of the Visit
• Reception by Diffa Officials
• Plans for Displaced Farmers
• Governor's Entourage

Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, conducted a working visit to the Diffa Region of Niger Republic on Wednesday.

The visit, which included a high-level security and economic delegation, aimed to enhance the existing collaboration between Nigerian and Nigerien forces in the ongoing battle against insurgency, particularly around the shores of Lake Chad.

Zulum’s Media Aide, Dauda Iliya, stated that Diffa is a community located 17 km from Damasak town in northern Borno, where thousands of Nigerians displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency are currently seeking refuge.

“Zulum was welcomed by the Governor of Diffa, Brigadier General Mahamaduo Ibrahim Bagadoma, along with other senior officials. The leaders engaged in closed-door meetings focused on joint patrols, intelligence sharing, and maintaining the recent successes that have driven insurgents out of many of their previous strongholds.

“Zulum outlined plans to utilize the improved security situation to enable the return of thousands of displaced farmers to the expansive and fertile agricultural lands surrounding Dutchi town within the Lake Chad basin,” he remarked.

According to him, part of the Governor’s entourage included Bukar Talba, a member of the House of Representatives, the Speaker of the Borno State House of Assembly, Abdulkarim Lawan, and other senior government officials.