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Pump-action guns, cartridges/ammunition, bags of rice, drums of Premium Motor Spirit (popularly called petrol), etc., were among items seized by the Federal Government during the 16-month period that Nigeria’s land borders were closed.
It was gathered that 5,766 pump-action guns, cartridges/ammunition were seized by the Federal Government through the Nigeria Customs Service during the period under review.
The Federal Government closed the borders in August 2019. But on Wednesday, December 16, 2020, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), approved their immediate reopening.
During the border closure, several items were seized by the joint border patrol team of the Nigerian government, as different patrol teams were also established in the republics of Benin and Niger.
Pump-action guns, cartridges/ammunition, bags of rice, drums of Premium Motor Spirit (popularly called petrol), etc., were among items seize.
Pump-action guns, cartridges/ammunition, bags of rice, drums of Premium Motor Spirit (popularly called petrol), etc., were among items seized by the Federal Government during the 16-month period that Nigeria’s land borders were closed.
It was gathered that 5,766 pump-action guns, cartridges/ammunition were seized by the Federal Government through the Nigeria Customs Service during the period under review.
The Federal Government closed the borders in August 2019. But on Wednesday, December 16, 2020, President Muhammadu Buhari approved their immediate reopening.
During the border closure, several items were seized by the joint border patrol team of the Nigerian government, as different patrol teams were also established in the republics of Benin and Niger.
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The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, who disclosed this to State House correspondents at the end of the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Council, said rice and poultry products remained banned.
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