Nigeria Plans To Reopen Land Borders As Soon As Possible — Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has said the Nigerian government plans to reopen its land borders.

The President disclosed this via his official twitter handle after a meeting with the 36 state governors. He said that the reason for closing the borders was to control the smuggling of weapons and drugs.

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.

— Muhammadu Buhari (@MBuhari) December 8, 2020

The country’s land borders were closed since August 2019 to curtail the smuggling of illegal drugs, small arms, food and agricultural products into the country.