Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has revealed the country’s most dangerous border.

According to the CDS, the Nigerian border with the Niger Republic is the most porous and dangerous and must be fenced as a way of fighting terrorism.

Musa said that it was through the Niger border that terrorists such as ISWAP and other forms of terrorist groups enter through to cause mayhem in Nigeria, the country which, according to him, is their main focus.

The CDS stated this during an interview on Arise News on Thursday as he discussed the security challenges facing Nigeria.

“The reason is that, having gone through my analysis and looking at the Sahel, the main attraction to all these terrorists and bandits is Nigeria. Because this perception is, there were attacks from Burkina Faso… in Benin Republic, it’s just 50 kilometers to Nigeria. That is another area.

“So for me, I think, and like I mentioned, all around us, we have Francophone countries. Our ideologies are not the same. For us to be secure, it is important, let us fence our borders.

“Some people say, look, it’s expensive. I say, what is money if you are dead? So countries that have sat down, I have analyzed and seen that, look, strategically it’s important, because once you fence that area, you use technology. Now you have cameras, you have drones. It reduces the manpower you need to engage in that area, and they could be used elsewhere. So that’s important.

“And the most critical one for us now even if we want to start let’s start with Nigeria and Niger [border]. That’s the most dangerous because… that’s where they’re coming in. The Boko Haram are coming in from the Sahel. The ISWAP guys are coming in all through those areas. So that’s why it’s critical.

“If we start from there and we can start state-wise at the same time, each state will start on its own, and before you know it, we’re there.”

Most recently, over 200 people were slaughtered in the Yelwata community in Benue State. The attackers are suspected to be foreign invaders who must have entered through one of the country’s porous borders.