Pecohub In a strategic move aligned with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s national security directive to curb cross-border threats and reinforce Nigeria’s territorial integrity, the Governor of Taraba State, Dr. Agbu Kefas on Friday led a high-powered Nigerian delegation to Cameroun for a security assessment mission targeted at strengthening bilateral cooperation against terrorism and transnational crimes.
The delegation comprising prominent national security stakeholders including former Governor of Abia State and Chairman of the Senate Committee on the South East Development Commission, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu; Chairman of the Senate Committee on National Security and Intelligence, Senator Yahaya Abubakar Abdullahi; Speaker Taraba state House of Assembly, Rt Hon Bonzema John; 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 attachee from the embassy amongst others
They arrived at the Yaoundé International Airport at exactly 1:15 p.m. From the airport, the team proceeded directly to the headquarters of the elite Rapid Intervention Battalion (BIR), the frontline force in Cameroon’s counter-terrorism efforts.
They were received by the General Coordinator of the BIR, Brigadier General Relence Francois, who delivered an extensive presentation on the operational architecture of the battalion. His briefing covered BIR’s tactical successes, challenges, and operational models in counter-terrorism, amphibious missions, and border protection; areas in which the BIR has gained global recognition.
General Francois emphasized that the strategies adopted by Cameroun have yielded measurable successes and could greatly support Nigeria’s ongoing fight against insurgency, especially in states sharing borders with Cameroun such as Taraba, Borno, and Adamawa.
