Trucks at the border of Niger returned to Nigeria with their goods The move to close the borders has brought a crowd of trucks full of good...
Trucks at the border of Niger returned to Nigeria with their goods
The move to close the borders has brought a crowd of trucks full of goods that want to enter Niger but there is no way.
ABUJA, NIGERIA - Reports from some of Nigeria's borders say that many trucks are returning to the country as a result of the closure of the borders with the Republic of Niger.
Nigerian authorities have apologized to the public for this action which they said was temporary.
The Acting Chairman of the Anti-Smuggling Commission, Bashir Adewole Adeniyi, announced this when he went around the borders of Nigeria and Niger to ensure that they are closed.
Although the leaders of the military government of the Republic of Niger have already opened the country's borders with other neighboring countries including Mali, Chad, Burkina Faso, Libya and Algeria, its borders with Nigeria are still closed.
This situation has already caused a setback for business and interaction between the people of the two countries.
In a move that shows that the Nigerian government is on the verge of confirming the continuation of the closure of the borders according to the decision of the ECOWAS group, the government has apologized for the effects of the closure of the borders.
The Acting Chairman of the Anti-Smuggling Commission, Bashir Adewole Adeniyi, said that the move is a precautionary measure, although it will not fail to cause pain to others.
He said that there is nothing better than peace, "we want to have peace in Niger and all the countries in the African continent, but this step was taken to ensure the strengthening of democracy in Niger and Nigeria and also all countries in the region."
According to him, business activities will progress only if there is peace, but if there is no peace, the opposite will happen, so it is desirable to have peace before business development.
This decision to close the borders has brought a lot of trucks loaded with goods that want to enter Niger but have no chance, although there are many of them, they surrendered and returned to Nigeria.
Now that the mandate given by ECOWAS to Niger's military government has been fulfilled, many people in the region are watching to see how it will turn out.