ABUJA, April 2 (MENA) - Nigeria has called for collaboration with the Sahel and West African countries on information and data sharing for effective border control, said the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Wednesday.

Nigerian Minister of Interior Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo made the call on Tuesday while addressing newsmen on the sidelines of the Summit on Boarder Security in London.

"There is need for collaboration of countries within the Sahel and West African sub region for better international partnerships and information dissemination, the minister said.

"We need more data sharing and better collaborations to make sure we don’t just solve the problem but we stop the problem from happening," he added.

"The major takeaway from this summit is proactiveness and not just being reactive as countries are now more poised to criminalizing irregular migration," according to the minister.

"So this summit is a wonderful one because it brings an opportunity for ministers in border control to make sure we are all able to manage our borders to secure our countries," he further noted.

According to the minister, Organized Immigration Crimes were not an isolated problem to a particular country, emphasizing that, it is a shared problem, therefore, shared solutions must be proffered.

The minister acknowledged that border crimes were of great concern to the federal government, hence the implementation of strategies towards combating such crimes.

The minister said Nigeria has a border control solution because we are not just a destination point.

"We have automated our solutions as there are more measures in place to ensure the borders are secured and to ensure irregular migration is brought to an end," he added. (MENA)

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