FG orders total closure of land borders

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  • March 18, 2023
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FG orders total closure of land borders

Tamarauemi Ebimini

The Federal Government has ordered the closure of all land borders from 00.00 hours on Saturday, March 18 to 00.00 hours on Sunday 19th of March 2023.

The closure was informed by the Governorship and Assembly elections across the nation.

The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, Isah Jere Idris, announced the closure in a statement in Abuja.

The Comptroller-General who personally signed the statement, directed that “all Command Comptrollers, especially those in the border states are to ensure strict enforcement of the directive.”

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