Cameroon, Nigeria unite to combat piracy

Cameroon and Nigeria would establish joint military patrol and intelligence sharing to combat increasing militancy at the Bakassi Peninsula.

The move is also aimed at checkmating piracy and oil theft in both nations’ territorial waters.

The UN designation of the area as demilitarised zone was partly responsible for the military accord.

According to one of Nigeria Naval officers, Jubrin,Nigeria has recently acquired two warships and several gunboats, and sponsored the training of officers and ratings to improve the navy’ s proficiency in policing the nation’ s territorial waters.

The navy Chief said the warships which were built in China and United States would arrive in the country before the end of 2014 to complement other security agencies’ efforts to combat security challenges facing the nation.

Cameroon on her part is taking necessary steps to ensure that the joint military patrol between the two countries is successful.