‘Tinubu has not reopened closed borders’ – Customs warn traders

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‘Tinubu has not reopened closed borders’ – Customs warn traders
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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has said President Bola Tinubu is yet to reopen all the land borders hitherto closed by the previous administration of

DAILY POST recalls that Buhari had in 2019 closed all land borders to stop illegal importation of some goods, including foreign parboiled rice, firearms and others.

Recently, some individuals started sharing an old video on social media, wherein the Controller of the NCS, Ogun 1 Area Command, Bamidele Makinde, was seen opening the barricades at the Idiroko border with Benin Republic.Reacting, the NCS Controller said the Tinubu administration has not ordered the reopening of all land borders.

Bamidele disclosed that except for the Idiroko entry, the remaining approved borders in Ogun State like Ijofin, Imeko, Ijoun and Ohunbe are still under lock and key. Makinde, while addressing newsmen in Abeokuta, maintained that customs officers are public servants, whose duty is to implement government policies.

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