The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has called for greater involvement of border communities in securing Nigeria's borders, alongside digital technology, biometric systems, and intelligence sharing to tackle emerging security threats. Comptroller-General Kemi Nandap made the call at the 2026 conference of the African Borderlands Research Network (ABORNE) in Lagos. The conference, themed 'The Connected Borderlands: Socio-Cultural Integration and the Centrality of Policy, Research, and Security,' brought together scholars, policymakers, and practitioners to discuss border security and migration. Nandap said changing migration patterns and regional integration necessitate rethinking border management, viewing border areas as more than geographical boundaries.
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