The Comptroller-General of Immigration, Kemi Nandap, has ordered all personnel deployed to the Nigeria-Niger border to resume work, following the President’s directive.

This was issued in a statement signed by the Acting Service Public Relations Officer, Mr Kenneth Kure, on the 14th of March, 2024 in Abuja.

The directive follows an earlier order by the Federal Government for the reopening of the borders between the two countries, which were shut down in compliance with the decision of ECOWAS.

The ECOWAS had imposed ban on the Niger Republic, including the closure of land and air borders, following the coup that expelled President Mahmed Bazoum.

The CGI also assured that the service would continue to facilitate safe and orderly border crossings while upholding the integrity and security of Nigeria’s borders.