Nigeria Closes Land Borders For Gov'ship, State Assembly Elections

Ahead of Saturday, March 18, 2023 Governorship and State House of Assembly Elections nationwide, the Federal Government of Nigeria has ordered the total closure of all land borders.

The comptroller-general of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mr. Isah Idris Jere, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday night in Abuja.

He said the borders would be shut from Saturday to Sunday.

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The terse statement reads; “The Federal Government has directed the total closure of all Land Borders effective from 00:00 hours on Saturday March 18, 2023 to 00:00 hours Sunday, March 19, 2023.

“Accordingly, all Command Comptrollers especially those in the Border States are to ensure strict enforcement of this directive.”

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