The National Boundary Commission (NBC) has finished mapping the international border between Nigeria and Cameroon and is set to proceed with the final demarcation process.
The Director-General of the NBC, Adamu Adaji, announced that the commission will begin physical demarcation next year, following the completion of mapping activities.
Adaji made this known during a visit to Adamawa State, one of the six Nigerian states that share a border with Cameroon.
The six states along the Nigeria-Cameroon border are: Adamawa State, Borno State, Taraba State, Benue State, Cross River, and Akwa Ibom State.
These states collaborate under the Boundary Committees of the Frontline States along the Nigeria-Cameroon International Border, with the Adamawa State Deputy Governor, Kaletapwa Farauta, as chairman.
Farauta who received the Nigeria Boundary Commission delegation to the state, reiterated the support of the government for the success of the planned boundary demarcation.
Speaking at a reception for the delegation in her office in Yola, Farauta said that already residents of communities along the border have been sensitized on the need to cooperate with officials from both Nigeria and Cameroon as they would be doing their work.