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Nigeria re-opens its borders after election postponement
The Federal Government has announced the re-opening of land borders which were earlier shut due to the Presidential and National Assembly elections which have now been postponed by a week.
That much information was revealed by Muhammad Babandede, the Comptroller-General of Immigration who revealed in a statement on Saturday that the Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, gave the directive following INEC’s decision to postpone the polls.
It said, “Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (retd.), has ordered the re-opening of all the land borders earlier closed due to the postponement of the elections earlier scheduled for February 16, 2019.
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“Nigeria Immigration Officers will continue their normal border control and patrol duties to ensure that all persons crossing our land, air and sea borders travel with a valid and genuine document and also pass through recognised routes.”
According to reports, the Immigration Service had deployed over 10,000 members of its rapid response squad and other personnel to man land borders and the hinterland as part of measures to prevent possible infiltration of the country by foreigners during the elections.
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