Border Crisis: NBC urges Plateau, Taraba communities to cooperate

The National Boundary Commission (NBC) has urged Plateau and Taraba communities to cooperate and allow the completion of seamless border demarcation between the two states.
Adamu Adaji, NBC’s director-general, made the call on Thursday in Abuja during the Joint Meeting between delegates from the two states.
According to Mr Adaji, the history of Plateau shows that the two states are sister states that coexisted and shared things in common.
“In 1996, the two states accepted bilateral agreements and a boundary line which was sanctioned by the NBC. Recently, we noticed that in between pillars 14, 15 and 16, there is a need to put additional pillars to enhance the effective demarcation because the previous ones were far apart,” explained the NBC director-general.
He added that the “communities then” were not cooperative to allow the NBC to put in the needed pillars, and it was also” complicated by security challenges.
According to Mr Adaji, boundary lines do not deny anyone the right to own property in another state, adding that it is for administrative purposes.
Also speaking, Deputy Governor Haruna Manu of Taraba said the governors had resolved the matter about three months ago.
“There is no boundary issues between Taraba and Plateau. I am happy that we have traditional rulers here. They should go back and sensitise their people that NBC is coming back to continue the demarcation,” added the Taraba deputy governor. “Let us educate our people to know that boundary pillars would not separate them from their farmlands or families. With effective education, our people will cooperate with NBC.”
Deputy Governor Sonni Tyoden of Plateau urged traditional rulers and people within the borderlines to look for amicable solutions to any differences.
“The leaders should sensitise the people within their domains. This is because the people need to be involved,” he noted.
(NAN)
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