REGULATING CROSS-BORDER MOVEMENT AND MANAGEMENT: APPRAISING THE NIGERIA-CAMEROON BORDER (CROSS RIVER STATE)

The movement of persons across national borders is a global phenomenon permitted by international law and all sovereign states. This accepted practice of movement of persons sometimes poses a threat to the internal security of states, as those who do not have the requirements to come into a state sometimes does so through illegal means. This study, “Regulating Cross-Border Movement and Management: Appraising the Nigeria-Cameroon Border” examines the effects of cross-border movement of persons and the measures put in place to regulate movement. The immigration Act of 2015 and the immigration regulation of 2017, are the dominant legislations on cross-border movement in Nigeria. However, there are other measures aimed at curbing illegal cross-border movement in Cross River State. The study employed both quantitative and qualitative methods in the collection of data and simple percentage in the analysis of data. It is observed that, Nigeria is yet to implement its laws on transnational movement of persons across national borders, to the latter. There should be stringent measures to ensure that those saddled with the responsibility to man our borders do not compromise. The study employed the interactionist perspective on self and society.