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Dec 9, 2025
Governor Kefas, Kalu, Abdullahi Lead Delegation to Cameroon, reasons emerge
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Governor Kefas shared more details about the strategic security mission after the delegation was received by the General Coordinator of the BIR, Brigadier General Relence Francois
Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues
Yaoundé, Cameroun - Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba State has led a high-powered delegation to Cameroon for a strategic security assessment mission.
The mission is targeted at strengthening bilateral cooperation against terrorism and transnational crimes.
As reported by Vanguard, the strategic move aligned with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's national security directive to curb cross-border threats and reinforce Nigeria's territorial integrity.
The delegation comprising the Chairman of the Senate Committee on National Security and Intelligence, Senator Yahaya Abubakar Abdullahi; Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, Speaker Taraba state House of Assembly, Rt Hon Bonzema John;
Others are Security Intelligence Executives from ETOS (Israeli security firm); Member, Taraba State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Peter Abel Diau, Representative from the office of the Chief of Defence Intelligence (CDI), Col. JG Kwelle, Military attache from the embassy, amongst others
The prominent national security stakeholders were received by the General Coordinator of the BIR, Brigadier General Relence Francois.
Governor Kefas said the mission is a fact-finding initiative meant to enhance intelligence-sharing and bolster operational synergy along Nigeria's international borders.
"This is a product of long-term intelligence gathering, which I have also shared with the National Security Adviser and other security agencies. We have always looked forward to collaborating with the Cameroonian government on border security. This meeting provides an opportunity to inspect vulnerable border communities, crossing points, and known corridors of illegal movement. We will now return to Nigeria, brainstorm with th
