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Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, gave this hint while featuring on Channels Television’s morning show: ‘Sunrise Daily’. The President’s aide noted that Nigeria’s neighbouring countries had not cooperated with the country to curtail the influx of bandits and small weapons, saying such was fueling the insecurity in Nigeria. He stated, “This is why the president considered the closure of the land borders for much of this time until they were reopened a week or so ago. “This country has been talking to our neighbours, asking them tha...

Punch Newspapers Sections Kayode Oyero The Presidency, on Tuesday, says the Federal Government is studying activities at four of the nation’s land borders which were reopened last week, adding that the government may close the borders again if there is any “trouble”. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, made this known on Tuesday while speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme monitored by The PUNCH. The Federal Government had on December 16 ordered the immediate reopening of the Seme Border in Lagos State, Illela Border in ...

Punch Newspapers Sections Kayode Oyero The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Wednesday, ordered the immediate reopening of four land borders. The Presidency made this known in a tweet today. “President Buhari has directed the immediate opening of four land borders: Seme, Illela, Maigatari, and Mfun,” @NGRPresident tweeted. Nigeria had in August 2019 closed its land borders to curtail illegal importation of drugs, small arms and agricultural products into country from neighbouring West African nations. Read Also The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zai...