Presidency orders immediate reopening of land borders 

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the immediate reopening of four Land borders closed since March 23,2020 .

They are Seme,Illela,Maigatari and Mfun.

The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed made the announcement at the end of Wednesday”s virtual meeting at the State House,Abuja.

The President also ordered the reopening of other borders by December 31,2020.

Buhari had in a meeting with the Nigeria Governors Forum ( NGF) ,stated that the borders were closed to control the smuggling of weapons into the country.

Within the first few weeks of border closure, Nigeria witnessed a decline in criminal activities. However, as time passes by, insecurity worsened as acts of terrorism frequently occurred.

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