FG Closes Land, Sea Borders over Polls

The Federal Government, on Wednesday, announced the closure of the nation’s land and sea borders, ahead of the Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly election.

The closure was announced by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Abubakar Magaji, in a statement issued in Abuja.

According to the statement, all borders will effectively be closed from midnight of Wednesday, March 25, to midnight of Saturday, March 28. In the statement, Magaji said the borders would be closed “to allow for the peaceful conduct of the forthcoming general election.”

It also said the Nigerian Immigration Service has been directed to ensure that non-Nigerians do not participate in any part of the election process.