Nigeria's Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (retd), and Cameroon's Minister Delegate at the Presidency in Charge of Defence, Mr Joseph Assomo, after signing the MoU. Credit: MOD
Nigeria and Cameroon have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on bilateral defence cooperation, with a focus on securing their shared southern border and strengthening maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea.
The agreement was signed in Yaoundé on Wednesday by Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (retd.), and Cameroon’s Minister Delegate at the Presidency in charge of Defence, Mr Joseph Assomo, following two days of deliberations by defence and security experts from both countries.
According to a statement on Wednesday by Musa’s media aide, Leah Katung-Babatunde, the MoU establishes a framework for cooperation across terrestrial and maritime domains and covers intelligence sharing, operational coordination, logistics support, joint military training, personnel exchange programmes, and collective response mechanisms to emerging security threats.
“In a major step toward regional stability, the Honourable Minister of Defence of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, General Christopher Musa (retd.) OFR, today signed an MoU with the Minister Delegate at the Presidency in charge of Defence of the Republic of Cameroon, Mr Joseph Assomo, to deepen bilateral defence cooperation and secure their shared southern border.
