Worried by the increasing rate of cross border crimes, Adamawa and Taraba state governments, have held a joint security meeting to end the menace.

The meeting held in Yola Tuesday, was at the office of the National Security Adviser (NSA), to fashion out lasting solutions to the insecurity of the two states.

Top on the agenda of meeting comprises issues bordering on banditry, kidnapping, robbery among others.

The meeting had in attendance Governor Ahmadu Fintiri, his Taraba states counterpart Arch Darius Ishaku, first class Emirs and Chiefs, religious leaders, security commanders and key stakeholders on security matters from both states.
Governor Fintiri in his address of welcome said, the dreaded farmer-herder clash has caused colossal destruction of lives and property in Numan local government area of the state.

According to him,  the continued clash is affecting the fate of farmers and herders, depriving them means of livelihood risking food insecurity as well as agricultural diversification of the two states.

Fintiri added that his administration has tried to broker peace between farmers and herders in the state, but lamented mercenaries from Taraba often invade into the state and the aftermath reprisals on the innocent  citizens occasioned by wanton destruction of lives and property.

He enumerated  land encroachment  by some farmers as major  insecurity bedeviling the two states and urged  border communities to support effort by the  governments.

His Taraba counterpart, Arch Darius Ishaku identified cattle rustling as  major cause of the crises rocking border communities of the two states.

Governor Ishaku, represented by his deputy, Alhaji Haruna Manu, assured of government commitment to resolve the conflict through consultations and setting up committees in collaboration with security apparatus.
He however said the perpetrators of such crimes often escape through the border community of the two states hence, the need for collaborative efforts to address the problems.