A prolific South African scholar, Ms Uyo Salifu has called on Nigeria’s neighbours to work on the porous nature of the borders they share with Nigeria, and said that Boko Haram poses potential dangers as its influence could spread beyond Nigeria’s borders.She added that this potential threat should be evaluated and managed as Nigeria and the international community attempt to address the challenge posed by Boko Haram.
Uyo Salifu, a researcher at Transnational Threats and International Crime Division, Institute for Security Studies (ISS), Pretoria, in her weekly analysis, noted that the risks presented by the militant group were amplified primarily through the prevalence of porous borders in the West African sub-region, and stressed that countries like Benin, Cameroon, Chad and Niger were all potential targets due to their proximity to Nigeria, their demographics and their socio-economic realities.
“At greatest risk are Cameroon and Niger, which share considerably vast borders with Nigeria,” she added.
According to the South African analyst “Nigeria’s borders with Benin and Chad are fairly short - 773km and 87km long respectively. In comparison, Nigeria’s borders with Niger and Cameroon span 1,497km and 1,690km respectively
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