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Buhari orders reopening of 4 land borders
BY NICHOLAS ABE
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the immediate reopening of four land borders: Seme, Illela, Maigatari, and Mfun.
The president’s order was announced via a tweet on the Presidency handle, @NGRPresident Wednesday evening.
“UPDATE: President @MBuhari has directed the immediate opening of four land borders: Seme, Illela, Maigatari, and Mfun. #AsoVillaToday,” the Presidency tweeted.
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Buhari had about a week ago, after a meeting with state governors, given indication that the borders closed in October 2019 would soon be reopened.
He had tweeted on his handle on December 8: “In my meeting with State Governors today I explained that the closure of Nigeria’s land borders was partly an attempt to control the smuggling in of weapons & drugs. Now that the message has sunk in with our neighbours, we’re looking into reopening the borders as soon as possible.”