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Comrade
Abba Moro
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With
less than 72 hours to Saturday’s presidential election, the federal government
has ordered the immediate closure of all land and sea borders as part of
efforts to curtail movements in and out of the country.
The
order was contained in a statement signed yesterday in Abuja by the permanent
secretary, Ministry of Interior, Abubakar Magaji, on behalf of the minister of
interior, Comrade Abba Moro.
The
statement announced that the closure of these borders took effect from midnight
of yesterday, Wednesday, March 25, to midnight Saturday, March 28.
The
release explained that the closure of the borders is aimed at guaranteeing
peaceful conduct of the forthcoming national elections as well as national
security.
It also said the Nigeria
Immigration Service had been directed to ensure that non-Nigerians did not
participate in the electoral process.
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