Nigeria shuts down all borders with Niger

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Mr Adeniyi said the decision is in the interest of the two countries.

As part of the sanctions on the Niger military junta, the Nigerian government has closed all its land borders with the country., Bashir Adeniyi, while visiting the Niger – Nigeria border in Jibia, Katsina State on Friday, said security agents would ensure total compliance with the order.

He said the Nigerian president had shown he had the might to be in charge of the regional economic bloc, ECOWAS. “We cannot have any meaningful trade in an atmosphere of insecurity and instability that we presently have in Niger Republic. 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.

 

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