The Nigeria Customs Companies, NCS, has disclosed plans to reopen the Nigeria-Niger Republic border.
This was disclosed by the NCS Space Comptroller of the Sokoto/Zamfara Space Command, Comptroller Kamal Mohammed throughout a working go to to Illela border Station.
Mohammed assured stakeholders on the Illela border that each one is ready for the reopening of the border pending the final order from larger authorities.
He stated the lifting of ECOWAS sanctions on Niger Republic and subsequent restoration of energy provide to the nation warrants the reopening of the border.
The Comptroller urged members of the border neighborhood to stay calm and proceed to be law-abiding as all authorities insurance policies are aimed toward enhancing the well-being of the residents.
ECOWAS resolved to raise some sanctions on Niger Republic following its extraordinary summit on the peace, political, and safety state of affairs within the ECOWAS sub-region in Abuja on February 24.
Following the navy coup in Niger Republic on July 26, 2023, which toppled President Mohamed Bazoum, ECOWAS imposed a number of sanctions on the nation together with border closure.
