NIGERIA - The Federal Government has entered into a new partnership with the governments of Niger, France and the United Kingdom on tackling cross border crimes.
Minister of Interior
Abdulrahman Dambazau, Tuesday said the proposal was a fallout of a sideline meeting of the four countries at the Regional Conference on Anti-human Trafficking/Smuggling of Migrants held in Niamey, Niger Republic on June 18 and 19, 2018.
Dambazau said the partnership was initiated by the United Kingdom and France to strengthen collaboration with Nigeria and Niger Republic in the area of border management, intelligence sharing and legal cooperation.
The minister added that the partnership, which would strengthen cooperation among security agencies of the four countries in combating human trafficking, drugs peddling, illicit arms proliferation and terrorism, is expected to achieve its goals in 12-36 months.
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