Nigeria’s Border Closure And Anti-Smuggling Policy: An Investigation of the Realities on the Ground
The supply cut was to stop the smuggling of petroleum products to Nigeria’s neighbours where illicit dealers could make higher margins after selling subsidised products meant for the local market.
Authorities said the border policy has led to a reduction in the fuel consumption statistics, implying that the volume of products sold illegally across the borders fed into Nigeria’s consumption data. In January, we decided to investigate the effectiveness and the impacts of the petroleum products supply cut policy, as well as the wider partial border closure. Two issues provided the motivation for our investigation. One, little or nothing was known regarding whether or not smuggling was still going on despite the border closure. So, we wanted to draw on the power of investigative journalism to answer the question of impacts and effectiveness.
All Nigeria’s geo-political zones, except the southeast, have international land borders with Benin Republic ; Niger Republic ; Cameroon ; and Chad . So, we raised a five-member team to conduct field investigation in regions. The security situation in the northeast, where Boko Haram is still active, prevented coverage of the northeastern borders.
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