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Kemetian:


You are the one who blabs without thinking, like most people on this forum.

I don’t even know how to respond to this trash you just typed.

so you are in of fencing a greater part of nigeria's 923,768 km².

do you know the cost implication?. taking into consideration nigeria's corrupt procurement system.

dem go fence sambisa too.

In a saner country if the chief of defence staff brin such an idea he will be sacked... That means he has nothing to bring to the table...

The once people have in there house yet armed robbers with machete still climbs adnrob them, talk more of terrorists that have guns bombs and other weapons. God help us.

Busy76:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsITaqNg3Nk

Nigeria's Defence Chief, General Christopher Musa, has ignited a major debate by proposing a complete fence along Nigeria's borders with Cameroon, Niger, Chad, and Benin to combat escalating insecurity and the influx of armed groups like Boko Haram and ISWAP. Citing examples like Pakistan's fence with Afghanistan, he argues this is critical for Nigeria's survival and sovereignty. In this video, we break down this unprecedented proposal, analyzing the reasons behind it, the immense potential costs, logistical challenges, socio-economic impacts, and whether this controversial measure can truly solve Nigeria's deep-rooted security crisis. Is fencing the nation a viable strategy or a sign of desperation?

Thieves talking....spits

Konquest:

I've been stating this same thing for years now because in reality, Nigeria has NEVER had standard borders with those 4 countries. Even the British Colonialists never thought of building border walls or fences. Folks just simply walk right into another environment from the Nigerian side and find themselves in another country without any checks and this has been fueling the illegal inflows of foreign Fulani herdsmen and bandits into Nigeria since the early 2000s and the Jihadist invaders from the West African Sahelian countries of Mali, Niger, Chad, Burkina Faso, Northern Cameroon, etc.

First off, the use of stabilized laterite bricks OR adobe bricks for the construction of the border walls will be cheaper since laterite is readily available BUT this time, it will be stabilized with cement.

Second, prisoners from Nigerian correctional centers closer to the border areas can be deployed to those locations to build the border walls and save costs of labor.

Third, the U.S. border walls along the Mexican/U.S. border areas can ALSO be used as a model to measure total costs.

In any event, it's the use of modern satellite tracking systems and advanced attack and surveillance drones that would further complement these proposed border walls which I'm in of and to hell with the ECOWAS protocol on free movement that allows foreign Fulani herdsmen to just walk right into Nigeria and displace indigenous Nigerian ethnic groups from their lands for final occupation using violence. It's totally unacceptable as the Fulanis in the whole of West African countries are just a minority ethnic group of NOT more than 24 million people (unlike the over 80 million each of both Hausas and Yorubas, then the Kanuris, and other indigenous Nigerians combined), so they should NOT be placed on a pedestal by ANYBODY from Nigeria again. The Fula paternal ancestry is even from the Berbers of Morocco in North Africa based off of advanced DNA test results we have today. All Fulanis have Umayyad Berber ancestry and NOT indigenous to Nigeria. Period.

The ECOWAS protocol is about legal border crossing not those crossing through the bush or swimming across. I think the government should give this proposal a serious thought.

This idea is far far better than the coastal high way the govt are wasting money on.

This people have been making money with insecurity since the time of good luck

ChybuzzDD:


Hope you saw men there guarding and watching over the fence?
You think your Nigerian border protection officers who don't care what is happening at the borders now that they're unfenced will suddenly start monitoring them when they're finally fenced?
You don't know that the fence can be breached or climbed if there are no guards monitoring it?
You guys are so gullible!

.. some portion of the fence can be destroyed and they use that route to illegally enter the country

padi94:
In a saner country if the chief of defence staff brin such an idea he will be sacked... That means he has nothing to bring to the table...

The once people have in there house yet armed robbers with machete still climbs adnrob them, talk more of terrorists that have guns bombs and other weapons. God help us.

..they will use bombs to destroy some portion of the fence and enter the country through there

TOMMYS:


so you are in of fencing a greater part of nigeria's 923,768 km².

do you know the cost implication?. taking into consideration nigeria's corrupt procurement system.

dem go fence sambisa too.

..abi.. Nigeria is very big with large land mass .to fence the whole borders of Nigeria will cost a lot of money and to put security men to monitor and guard the fenced areas involves a lit of logistics and money

This is another avenue to squander another trillions of naira money. If it is approved, they will end up not building any fence or build a sub-standard fence.

Businessmen

Where is this the order?

Excuses

They can't protect power and rail lines within the country, but they think they can protect a border fence.

cyberbro:


Hmm 💭

Even if goverment used highest technology fencing all the borders areas, that won't stop insecurity except the cabals eating from this give up and have change of heart

IslamVIRGINS:


Even if goverment used highest technology fencing all the borders areas, that won't stop insecurity except the cabals eating from this give up and have change of heart

Hmmm 🤔

Fence that can be easily breached or will you put a soldier or policeman every few meters to guard the fence? What a dumb idea, Nigeria cannot even afford it so this guy is just talking rubbish. Even America dare not fence their entire border, just sections of it.

Kemetian:


How do you know what they plan to fence it with?

You think it's the one they used to fence your house?

All these kids on Nairaland sef. 🙄

hope4nigeria:
I've suggested on this forum before now that birth certificate should be a requirement for to NL, we have high population of kindergarten disorganizing this forum

nedzuby:



They are technologies with motion sensors that can be in place with CCTV to monitor it

And you believe Nigeria with get those technologies to monitor the fence

You guys talk theories a lot

Some of our leaders are dafts. Does he know the length of our border?
If it is accepted and the contracts are awarded to Nigerian contractors, be rest assured that the fences will collapse in one rainy season. i dont even think it is feasible, we have over 8000 kilometres. how on earth can you fence such ? Fulani herdsmen will use their cattles to break down the fence and cross.


My advise, buy drones and kill all the bandits, you can use Drones too to monitor your borders. Fencing is an idiotic suggestion.

ElSudani:
If it solves the problem and Nigeria can afford it why not?
It may very well be our best option. We need peace.

Na so. There are always those that justify criminality. Na so China and others fence their border.

Wetin concern me? 😕 you go old, u go need hospital and all. Body go tell u

Not feasible. The boarder up north is so large it will take years and trillions to complete.

Eagleways:
your brain doesn't work. Keep sounding sensibly stupid. You think Nigeria doesn't know what to do to stop insecurity or what. Where you school sef?
They are about to create an avenue to rob you blind again and settle their political cronies.
When will you learn?

I enjoy seeing your crying face

GodPunishOsu:



No dey reply ipob

Na only Ipob de nairaland forum.

Wetin u de smoke ??

lightwind:


Na only Ipob de nairaland forum.

Wetin u de smoke ??

I smoke your brain

ElSudani:


The ECOWAS protocol is about legal border crossing not those crossing through the bush or swimming across. I think the government should give this proposal a serious thought.

@ElSudani

I appreciate you here.

Yes, I'm aware of the totally legit purpose of the ECOWAS protocol but these insidious foreigners from the Sahel use both the "legal and illegal" entry routes to gain access into Nigeria and other West African countries to cause chaos. It's just totally unkind that a minority ethnic group of Fulas and those Jihadists such as JNIM of Mali that's d to the Al-Qaeda would go about destabilizing Nigeria and the largely Northern parts of other West African countries bordering the Atlantic Ocean.

As it stands today, Niger Republic, Mali and Burkina Faso are NOT even part of ECOWAS so their citizens who include the migrant Fulanis do NOT qualify to just walk right into Nigeria for instance WITHOUT immigration screening.

Last but NOT least, the stabilized laterite bricks I talked about for the proposed border walls is also earthquake-resistant, bullet-proof in nature and can be easily removed and reused in another location unlike the convention sandcrete blocks that have indentations in them from the moulding machines and are prone to earthquake destruction when used in buildings. So, it would indeed save a lot of cost.

The East German Communists built a Berlin wall from 1961 separating them from West though to prevent East Germans from leaving for the West German side (I still have block chips from that original Berlin wall as a souvenir since 1991), the Chinese built the Great Wall of China as well centuries ago, therefore modern countries that want to take border security seriously MUSTN'T be averse to using strong border walls to keep bad elements or non-state actors right behind the curtain where they belong despite the cost implications.

Am not saying is a bad idea, but I think this dignify a total defeat and surrender. They army can't solve insecurity period.

It make no sense that someone will leave Niger,Benin or where ever and come to heart of Nigeria to Benue, Kaduna, Plateau, Taraba and kill people then flee back to his country without been apprehended.

I suggest the Army barracks and headquarters should rather be build and all army moved to the borders with their families and no one of them should be in Kaduna or Abuja harassing innocent civilians

samomoli:
I would have preferred this to the construction of the coastal road. Deal with insecurity and see how fast the country will develop generally. The amount insecurity is gulping in Nigeria both from individuals and government is much

there was no insecurity for 40yrs,did we develop? Plenty insecurity in Israel yet they're as developed as America is not more

ElSudani:


Simple in what sense? Why are fences built in the first place?
Are chain link and wood fences the most effective type of fences?
This is not a novel idea, there are many countries like the US and some countries in Europe with border fences.

Simple minded to even think we can afford to build it ...able to maintain it and think this will deter most people from entering our country.

It is Possible,if America of 330Million can do it against their Southern Borders of Mexico,etc.
Why Can't we do it,for it helps to fortify against the Neighbours like Chad,Mali,Niger etc.
Hope the Northerners would not become the internal people to destabilise the Plans under Rankadede ' Arrangement.

It might be a good plan. There are 3 issues
1. It would be an opportunity for crooks to siphon funds and they might even build a low quality wall

2. Animals who migrate in different seasons might not be able to come in or move out anymore

3. Some security officers stationed there might conspire with the terrorists and let them in after accepting bribes

ChybuzzDD:


And you believe Nigeria with get those technologies to monitor the fence

You guys talk theories a lot

Yes, it’s very possible and I believe Nigeria can and will get the technologies.

You must have lost faith for your country, I still have faith in mine.