Nigeria closes all land borders ahead of presidential election  

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All Nigeria’s land borders are to be closed during the election on Saturday, the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Isah Idris said.

Idris, in a statement on Thursday said: “The federal government has directed the total closure of all land borders effective from 00.00 hours on Saturday, 25th February,2023 to 00.00 hours Sunday, 26th February, 2023.”

He added that: “Accordingly, all command comptrollers especially those in the Border States are to ensure strict enforcement of this directive.”

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