Nigeria and Cameroon have agreed to explore closer ties in areas of trade and security that will be beneficial to their citizens.
This was contained in a communiqué signed by President Muhammadu Buhari and Camerounian President Paul Biya in Abuja.
Statehouse Correspondent Tai Amodu reports that a series of agreements are the outcome of the rare visit by Cameroonian President, Paul Biya to Nigeria.
Both Presidents Muhammadu Buhari and Paul Biya had commended the joint Military operations of their Armed Forces which has led to the final liberation of some areas in both countries as they push to bring an end to the menace of Boko Haram in their countries.
The leaders also agreed on the need to set up a Judicial arrangement that would determine how captured Boko Haram insurgents would be tried and possibly repatriated to their countries of origin.
The leaders harped on the need for a tripatriate meeting to hold between the two countries and the United Nations High Commission for Refugees in June to discuss the safe return of Nigerian refugees to their homes.
The leaders also agreed to encourage the cross border interactions already happening between border states in Nigeria and their Cameroonian counterparts
The leaders held that the border demarcation exercise should be rounded up and attendant benefits discussed between the two countries.
The leaders expressed satisfaction at the renewed interest of businessmen and this gave rise to the need to strengthen the Nigerian Cameroon Joint Commission in order to create a more conducive business environment.
