The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS)
says the partial border closure will continue until the set objectives are
achieved.
Joseph Attah, the customs’ public
relations officer, told NAN that the leaked internal memo was referring to the
end of of a phase of the joint security operations known as “Ex Swift
Response”.
According to him, the memo is not
on the terminal date for the partial border closure adding that security
operation of this kind was usually in phases.
Hameed Ali, the customs
comptroller general, recently said the main objective is to ensure that
neighbouring countries complied with the ECOWAS protocols on transit.
The customs boss added that the
closure of the borders had helped to reduce the incessant attacks by bandits.
He said that the measure had also
helped in curtailing the influx of arms and ammunition into the country.
The leaked memo by Victor Dimka,
Customs comptroller (enforcement), dated November 1, said President Muhammadu
Buhari had extended border closure to January 2020.
Dimka in the leaked internal memo
said that the ongoing closure of the land borders had recorded an “overwhelming
success”.
The memo reads: “I am directed to
inform you that it is observed that in spite the overwhelming success of the
operation, particularly the security and economic benefits to the nation, a few
strategic objectives are yet to be achieved.
“Against this background, Mr
President has approved the extension of the exercise to Jan. 31, 2020.”
He said there were some
objectives yet to be achieved hence the extension.
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