Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, met the governor of Diffa Region in the Niger Republic, discussed transborder security challenges in the Lake Chad general area, and a way forward.
Zulum, who was received by his Nigerien counterpart, Brig-Gen Mahamadou Ibrahim Bagadoma, in Diffa on Wednesday, also discussed ways to strengthen the existing security collaboration between the troops of the two nations in fighting terrorism.
Diffa town is located 17km from Damasak, the headquarters of Mobbar LGA in northern Borno, where thousands of Nigerians displaced by Boko Haram insurgency are currently taking refuge.
The two leaders held closed-door meetings, which centred around joint patrols, intelligence sharing, and sustaining the recent gains that have pushed insurgents out of many of their former strongholds.
Zulum outlined a plan to leverage the improved security situation to facilitate the return of thousands of displaced farmers to the vast and fertile agricultural lands around Dutchi town within the Lake Chad basin.