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Senate summons Defence Minister over invasion by Camerounian soldiers

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The Senate, on Wednesday, summoned the Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, to appear before some committees and brief them on why Camerounian soldiers invaded some border communities in Cross River State.

The Minister, when he appears, is expected to brief the committees on steps being taken by the Nigerian Government to respond to the alleged invasion and arrest five natives in one of the border communities.

The Senate called on the Nigerian military authorities to increase their presence and intensify border patrol within the area to prevent further acts of trespass by Cameroun soldiers.

It also called on the Minister of Foreign Affairs to urgently liaise with his Camerounian counterpart to secure the release of the five abducted innocent Nigerians.

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The decisions of the Senate, followed the adoption of a motion sponsored by Senator John Enoh, tagged “Influx of Refugees from the Republic of Cameroun to some border communities in Cross River State and its attendant security fallout.”

“On January 25th, 2018, more than 80 Camerounian soldiers with various weapons crossed the international boarder of the Danare-Daddi / Danare-Bodom axis and abducted five natives.

“This is a calculated assault/offence from the Camerounian military on Nigeria and an outright defiance of Nigeria territorial sovereignty, not minding the consequences of crossing the international boundary to carry out intimidation and harassment on the already alarmed citizens of Danare, with warnings of further assault.

“The current situation being faced by both the refugees and host border communities if not tackled urgently may result in both an outbreak of epidemic and a serious humanitarian crisis and further escalate the already troubling security situation along these boarders,” Enoh said in his adopted motion.
By Ehisuan Odia…

 

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