Adelani Adepegba, AbujaA joint border patrol team consisting of security operatives from Nigeria, Benin and Niger Republic set up to monitor compliance with conditions given by the Federal Government to curb smuggling has commenced operations in Seme (Benin) and the borders with Niger Republic. It was set up following the closure of the land borders in August last year by the Nigerian government. “The joint border patrol team has been set up; it commenced operation two weeks after the committee meeting in Abuja,” he said in a text message. The PUNCH could not confirm the tenure of the joint patrol team or the date for the re-opening of the borders as Onyeama referred further inquiries to the Nigeria Customs Service. The meeting, which was also attended by the ECOWAS Commissioner for Trade, Customs and Free Movement, Mr Tel Konzi, agreed to establish the joint border patrol team.

Source: Punch January 02, 2020 23:37 UTC