Indispensable Option

In the face of growing security threats that have diverse impacts on socio-economic development, nations are getting in partnerships to better tackle these challenges and better ensure the safety of persons and property. The varied forms of attacks thus call for concerted efforts to a sustainable solution, hence reasons for bilateral and multilateral security cooperations. One nation alone cannot easily and adequately combat trans-border insecurity as it requires a massive commitment of resources, strategic deployment, specialised rapid response units, advanced technological surveillance and the mounting of several barriers or security check points to counter the energy. The enormous financial and human resources needed thus makes collaboration with neighbouring countries obligatory for more sustainable results. These formal agreements between two or more countries are designed to enhance mutual defence against a common enemy, protect shared national interests as well as State authority, and address common threats. In most cases, States are obliged to engage in security cooperation to pool resources, deter adversaries, and manage transnational threats that no single nation can tackle alone. Through joint operations and intelligence sharing, terrorism activities are limited, deaths evited and property destruction avoided. By working together, neighbouring States can prevent conflicts from escalating and maintain the geopolitical balance within a region, thus guaranteeing regional stability. Boko Haram insurgencies, arms and drugs trafficking on border localities, and organised crimes have greatly reduced. Border areas are also better protect...