Nigeria Not at War with Niger Republic- NCS Speaks on Border Closure
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has spoken on the the closure of Nigeria’s borders with the Republic of Niger, saying the move is not a declaration of war between the two countries, as speculated.
Adewale Adeniyi, acting Comptroller General of Customs, made this known during an address with the Illela border community of Sokoto State on Friday.
While noting that trade cannot happen in an environment where there is no peace, the acting NCS Comptroller who was at the Illela border to ascertain the level of compliance, explained that what is happening in Nigeria is similar to the happenings in other states of West Africa that share the border with Niger.
He said, “My mission here is to restate the directives of President Bola Tinubu, being not only the Commander in Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria but also Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
“As we are aware, one of the chairman’s responsibilities is to promote trade between members of ECOWAS. But we all know that trade cannot happen in an environment where there is no peace. So the intention of the government is to ensure that we leverage perfectly on the nexus between trade and security,” he said.
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