By; AMOS TAUNA, Kaduna
All immigration personnel deployed to the Nigeria-Niger border, have been directed to resume work.
The Comptroller-General of Immigration (CGI), Kemi Nandap, gave the directive in a statement issued by the Acting Service Public Relations Officer (PRO), Mr Kenneth Kure yesterday in Abuja.
The CGI order followed an earlier order the reopening of the borders between the two countries, which were shut down in conformity with the decision of ECOWAS by the Federal Government.
Sanctions was imposed on Niger by ECOWAS, including the closure of land and air borders, following the coup that ousted President Mahmed Bazoum.
The Comptroller-General, according to the statement, also directed all Comptrollers stationed at States and Border Commands along the Nigeria-Niger Republic border to comply promptly and lift all restrictions on human movement.
The CGI assured, “the service will continue to facilitate safe and orderly border crossings while upholding the integrity and security of Nigeria’s borders.”
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