2027: I’ll reopen all borders, develop southern ports if elected – Atiku
In August 2023, Nigeria, acting under the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), closed its land and air borders with Niger Republic as part of sanctions imposed on the country following the military coup that ousted President Mohamed Bazoum.
Closure of Nigeria’s land border Nigeria’s major land-border closure was ordered under the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari in August 2019, initially described by the government as a partial closure.
The closure affected major border corridors connecting Nigeria with its four neighbours, including the Seme border in Lagos, which connects Nigeria to Benin Republic; Illela in Sokoto, which connects Nigeria to Niger Republic; Maigatari in Jigawa, also on the Niger corridor; and Mfum in Cross River, which connects Nigeria to Cameroon.
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