The Joint Border Patrol Teams (JBPT) put in place to enforce movement restrictions during the 16-month border closure are still in operation in Seme, seven days after the reopening of the border. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Federal Government had set up the JBPT, comprising police, military, immigration, customs and civil defence, to enforce movement restrictions and curb activities of smugglers when the land borders were partially closed in August 2019. x A NAN correspondent who monitored activities in the area reports that the JBPT were still in full operation at Owode and Seme land borders on Wednesday.