Why We Construct 739 Intermediate Pillars – Commission

The director general, National Boundary Commission (NBC), Adamu Adaji has said over 

739 intermediate pillars have been constructed so far along the Nigeria-Niger boundary.

Adaji who disclosed this during an interactive session with the media in Abuja said it has negotiated and replaced all pillars that were missing and reconstructed those that have deteriorated along the Nigeria-Niger border.

 “With respect to Nigeria-Niger, the Commission in liaison with our Nigerien counterpart under the auspices of the Joint Standing Committee carried out reconnaissance exercises to recover all the pillars placed between 1906 and 1908. 

“We negotiated and replaced all pillars that were missing and reconstructed those that had deteriorated. So far, a total number of 128 Main Pillars out of the 148 inherited Pillars have been reconstructed along the axis. 739 Intermediate Pillars have been constructed so far along the Nigeria-Niger boundary,” he said.

The director general further said a total number of 2,214 pillars have so far been emplaced along the Nigeria-Cameroon international boundary in a series of contracts awarded as Lots with the last one concluded in 2022 as the Lot 7. 

“We recently carried out a sensitization mission along the Borno State Sector preparatory to the execution of the Lot 8 contract to commence in February, 2024.”

Adaji added that the Commission will continue to engage the media as one of its major stakeholders and seek their cooperation for accuracy in their reportage.