The Nigerian Government on Friday ordered the immediate closure of all land borders with the Niger Republic over the current political instability in the latter.
The policy, according to the Acting Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCoS), Bashir Adeniyi Adewale, is in the best interest of both countries.
Adewale, who was at Jibia Border, Katsina State, to monitor the level of compliance, explained that the Federal Government has directed stakeholders in the border management to ensure total compliance.
“As we all know, President Ahmed Bola Tinubu is a champion of economic integration in West Africa. He believes so much that trade with our neighbour can bring prosperity to Nigerians and other people within the sub-region,” he said.
“That is why the ECOWAS, through the authority of the Heads of States, had taken the decision to suspend and close all land borders with the Republic of Niger.”
Acting Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCoS), Bashir Adeniyi Adewale
According to him, the Service has deployed officers and men attached to the joint operations team in the form of the border drill to implement the policy across all porous borders.
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