The Commissioners of Police for Akwa Ibom and Rivers states have agreed to strengthen cross-border security collaboration through enhanced intelligence sharing, joint operations and coordinated crime-fighting strategies to tackle criminal activities along their shared boundary.
The resolution was reached on Tuesday, 30 June 2026, during a high-level strategic security meeting between the Commissioner of Police, Akwa Ibom State Command, Baba Mohammed Azare and his Rivers State counterpart, Olugbenga Adepoju, at the common boundary between the two states.


