ADVERTISEMENT
The Sun Nigeria
  • National
  • Columns
    • Broken Tongues
    • Capital Matters
    • Diabetes Corner
    • Duro Onabule
    • Femi Adesina
    • Frank Talk
    • Funke Egbemode
    • Insights
    • Kalu Leadership Series
    • Kunle Solaja
    • Offside Musings
    • PressClips
    • Public Sphere
    • Ralph Egbu
    • Shola Oshunkeye
    • Sideview
    • The Flipside – Eric Osagie
    • Tola Adeniyi
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • The Sun TV
  • Sporting Sun
No Result
View All Result
  • National
  • Columns
    • Broken Tongues
    • Capital Matters
    • Diabetes Corner
    • Duro Onabule
    • Femi Adesina
    • Frank Talk
    • Funke Egbemode
    • Insights
    • Kalu Leadership Series
    • Kunle Solaja
    • Offside Musings
    • PressClips
    • Public Sphere
    • Ralph Egbu
    • Shola Oshunkeye
    • Sideview
    • The Flipside – Eric Osagie
    • Tola Adeniyi
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • The Sun TV
  • Sporting Sun
No Result
View All Result
The Sun Nigeria
No Result
View All Result
ADVERTISEMENT
Home National

Border closure, meant to compel neighbouring countries to adhere to protocols, says Ali

14th February 2021
in National
0
Border closure, meant to compel neighbouring countries to adhere to protocols, says Ali
0
SHARES
248
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

(NAN)

The Federal Government implemented the border closure policy to send a message to Nigeria’s neighbouring countries.

The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Col Hameed Ali (retd), made the disclosure in Abuja on Sunday.

He was speaking at a special interview session at the headquarters of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).

Ali explained that the closure of borders was not meant to be permanent but that it was carried out to send a strong message to neighbouring countries.

He said that in the past, neighbouring countries did not honour or adhere to protocols and Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed on border management.

“We just set up a joint border patrol. It is an offshoot of the joint border drill, which was the operation we launched to close our borders.

“The intention was not to close our borders perpetually. It was to send a message to our neighbours that they cannot continue to go against the protocols that are established and acceded to.

“When we abide by certain protocols on the movement of goods across our borders, we discovered that those rules are no longer adhered to by our neighbours.

“We made multiple advances. We have reached across, we have signed papers in terms of MoU but none of them worked.

“So we are left with no option than to close our borders and send a message.

“We developed a joint border drill to effectively close the borders and manned it and we now had to look at it that we cannot continue to close our borders so what do we do?

“We reopened it and we are now working with our neighbours — our counterparts in the Niger Republic and the Benin Republic.

“We have to come up with a concept that now gives us the chance to monitor and manage our borders without closing the exits and entrances, so that is how we came up with joint border patrol.”

Ali said that every country involved in the arrangement established its own but that there had been synergy so far among the operators of the joint border patrol.

According to him, officers and men involved in the patrol often share information with one another for effective management of borders.

“If there are movements of illicit persons or goods, they communicate from that end to our end, so also do we do. We share intelligence and information.

“We have also exchanged the list of prohibited items, like those Benin Republic does not want in its country. We make sure we block them here before they cross.

“Also from the other side, there are things we don’t want to see in Nigeria. For instance, poultry products are still prohibited to be imported into the country.

“We are working with coordinators of the joint border patrol. We have created that synergy. The agreement is that on monthly basis, we will continue to get reports on how things are unfolding.

“On a daily basis, there will be an interaction between them and it is our hope that this will help in reducing the influx of illicit items in or out of Nigeria.

“We have established that and it has started working and we hope that will be the magic in terms of managing our borders.”

The customs boss expressed his optimism that by the time e-customs is unveiled, the NCS will deploy necessary technology to verify goods coming into or going out of Nigeria.

He noted that the technology would also help the NCS to tackle the menace of smuggling.

Tags: Border closureborder controlcomptroller-general hameed ali
David

David

Sun News Online team

Related Posts

Imo Govt to spend N349m for construction of modern abattoir – Commissioner
National

Imo residents lauds Uzodimma on construction of roads,others 

2nd August 2022
NEMA distributes N100m relief materials to victims of Kanam attacks
National

Flooding: 6 months after prediction, NEMA activates emergency response centres 

2nd August 2022
Osun: Missing woman found dead, one eye plucked 
National

Osun: Missing woman found dead, one eye plucked 

2nd August 2022
Next Post
Judiciary, enforcement critical in corruption fight- Customs boss

Judiciary, enforcement critical in corruption fight- Customs boss

Trauma Centre will heal our people's pain - Gwallson, Riyom Council Chairman

Trauma Centre will heal our people's pain - Gwallson, Riyom Council Chairman

2023: Enugu youths mobilise for active participation

2023: Enugu youths mobilise for active participation

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Highlights

DG NYSC urges Corps members to take skill acquisition seriously

PFAs generated N125bn in 2021 – PenCom

Strike: Why I didn’t take ASUU to industrial court-Ngige

Emergency affects breastfeeding in Borno: WHO, State Govt 

Strike: ASUU says government officials sabotaging negotiations

Insecurity: Niger Assembly Directs Governor Sani Bello To Suspend Local Government Election In the State

Trending

Imo Govt to spend N349m for construction of modern abattoir – Commissioner
National

Imo residents lauds Uzodimma on construction of roads,others 

2nd August 2022
0

From Stanley Uzoaru, Owerri Callers on a radio phone in programme in the State on Tuesday have...

NEMA distributes N100m relief materials to victims of Kanam attacks

Flooding: 6 months after prediction, NEMA activates emergency response centres 

2nd August 2022
Osun: Missing woman found dead, one eye plucked 

Osun: Missing woman found dead, one eye plucked 

2nd August 2022
Civil Society Coalition drums support for passage of NYSC Trust Fund

DG NYSC urges Corps members to take skill acquisition seriously

2nd August 2022
PFAs generated N125bn in 2021 – PenCom

PFAs generated N125bn in 2021 – PenCom

2nd August 2022
ADVERTISEMENT

Follow us on social media:

Latest News

  • Imo residents lauds Uzodimma on construction of roads,others 
  • Flooding: 6 months after prediction, NEMA activates emergency response centres 
  • Osun: Missing woman found dead, one eye plucked 
  • DG NYSC urges Corps members to take skill acquisition seriously
  • PFAs generated N125bn in 2021 – PenCom
  • Strike: Why I didn’t take ASUU to industrial court-Ngige
  • Emergency affects breastfeeding in Borno: WHO, State Govt 
  • Strike: ASUU says government officials sabotaging negotiations
  • Insecurity: Niger Assembly Directs Governor Sani Bello To Suspend Local Government Election In the State
  • Road to 2023: APC ex-chairman accuses CAN of acting like PDP’s religious wing
  • Dangote to dash out over N1bn, other prizes to Nigerians
  • HYPPADEC Warns Staff Against Sharp Practices In the Discharge of their Duties
  • 2023: Peter Obi needs his party members at NASS -LP Reps candidate
  • Calabar Carnival rolls off after two years lull as 7 bands compete in 2022 fiesta
  • A’Ibom 2023 guber race: Okuibom Ibibio reconciles Onofiok Luke and Umo Eno
  • There’s no faction in Lagos Labour Party – Salako
  • Occupational health,safety takes center stage at Commonwealth  Games
  • Insecurity: Gov Bello Shuts Down Brothels, Shanties, Bans Wearing Of Facemasks In kogi
  • Shettima: We’ll be equitable, just, inclusive, if…
  • Prof Ibe identifies Govt neglect of health sector as reason for increase in mortuaries

Categories

  • Abuja Metro
  • Anambra Watch
  • Arts
  • Broken Tongues
  • Business
  • Business Week
  • Cartoons
  • Citizen Joe
  • Columns
  • Cover
  • Culture
  • Duro Onabule
  • Editorial
  • Education Review
  • Effect
  • Elections
  • Entertainment
  • Events
  • Features
  • Femi Adesina
  • Food & Drinks
  • Frank Talk
  • Funke Egbemode
  • Gallery
  • Global Square by Kenneth Okonkwo
  • Health
  • Insights
  • Kalu Leadership Series
  • Kunle Solaja
  • Kunle Solaja
  • Letters
  • Lifeline
  • Lifestyle
  • Literary Review
  • Marketing Matters
  • Muiz Banire
  • National
  • News
  • Offside Musings
  • Opinion
  • oriental news
  • Politics
  • Press Release
  • PressClips
  • Public Sphere
  • Ralph Egbu
  • Shola Oshunkeye
  • Sideview
  • South-west Magazine
  • Sponsored Post
  • Sporting Sun
  • Sports
  • Sun Girl
  • Tea Time
  • The Flipside – Eric Osagie
  • The Sun Awards Live
  • The Sun TV
  • Thoughts & Talks
  • Time Out
  • Today's cover
  • Tola Adeniyi
  • Travel
  • Travel & Tourism
  • Trending
  • TSWeekend
  • Turf Game
  • Uncategorized
  • Updates
  • Views from Abroad
  • Voices
  • World
  • World News
  • About Us
  • Paper Ad Rate
  • Online Ad Rate
  • Change of Name
  • The Team
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy

© 2019 The Sun Nigeria - Managed by Netsera.

No Result
View All Result
  • National
  • Columns
    • Broken Tongues
    • Capital Matters
    • Diabetes Corner
    • Duro Onabule
    • Femi Adesina
    • Frank Talk
    • Funke Egbemode
    • Insights
    • Kalu Leadership Series
    • Kunle Solaja
    • Offside Musings
    • PressClips
    • Public Sphere
    • Ralph Egbu
    • Shola Oshunkeye
    • Sideview
    • The Flipside – Eric Osagie
    • Tola Adeniyi
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • The Sun TV
  • Sporting Sun

© 2019 The Sun Nigeria - Managed by Netsera.