President Muhammadu Buhari has hinted that the Nigerian Government has made plans to reopen its land borders.
President made this known at a security meeting with members of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum(NGF) at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
President Buhari said that the aim of closing the land borders was part of efforts to contr the smuggling of weapons and drugs into the country.
In a statement made available by his senior special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the president said that now the message has sunk in with the neighbours, plans are underway to reopen the borders as soon as possible.
It will be recalled that the Federal Government ordered a partial closure of the nation’s land borders in August 2019.
On the issue of banditry and kidnapping in each of the geo political zones, the President said that security is important and the while country must be secured.
He said that his government is thinking hard on the issue of kidnapping and they will make it possible for the military to get to the bandits and kidnappers and eliminate them.
In the meeting, president Buhari also tasked the governors to work more with traditional rulers and community members to improve local intelligence gathering that would aid the work of security agencies.
