As part of efforts to consolidate the gains in the war against Boko Haram insurgency, the Federal Government has dispatched a powerful delegation led by the Minister of Interior, Lieutenant Gen. Abdurahman Dambazau (Rtd), to Republic of Cameroon and Chad.

A statement by the Press Secretary to the Minister of Interior, Mr. Osaigbovo Ehisienmen, said the delegation left Abuja on Monday on a three-day working visit to the two neigbouring countries.

Dambazau was accompanied on this trip by the Inspector General of Police, Mr Solomon  Arase, the Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service, Mr. Martins Abeshi. The Director-General of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the Solicitor General of the Federation and other top government officials.

The statement said this was in bid to consolidate on President Muhammadu Buhari’s earlier visits to the Lake Chad Basin Commission Countries and the Republic of Benin, which amongst other things discussed the need to tighten security within the region.

 It said the Minister is billed to meet with the Interior Ministers of those countries in order to strategize on tackling internal security threats, especially those with cross border effects.

 He will also visit refugees who fled Nigeria due to the ongoing insurgency.

Dambazau, noted that the increasing security concerns within the sub-region has necessitated that the contiguous countries continue to advance security partnership, as this would develop into a robust platform for collaborative action, information sharing.

He added that this would not only improve border security but check inflow of small arms and light weapons, drugs, illegal migration, human trafficking and movement of terrorists across borders.

The Minister said this effort, with more to come would foster deep collaboration amongst the Lake Chad Commission States, with a view to providing conducive environment for security and economic development.