President Muhammadu Buhari held a bilateral meeting with his Ghanaian counterpart, Nana Akufo-Addo, in London and gave more explanation on why Nigeria’s borders were partially closed.
The President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, in a statement in Abuja, said the meeting was held at the sidelines of UK-Africa Investment Summit 2020.
Buhari stated that the partial closure of the borders were not solely because food products, mainly rice, were being smuggled into Nigeria, but also because arms and ammunition, as well as hard drugs were being ferried into Nigeria.
He added that he could not keep his eyes open, and watch youths being destroyed through cheap hard drugs, and compromised security caused by unbridled influx of small arms.
According to him, the Sahel region is awash with small arms, which accounts for severe security challenges in Mali, Chad, Burkina Faso, Niger and Nigeria.
On his part, President Akufo-Addo pleaded for an expedited process, because the Nigerian market is significant for certain categories of business people in Ghana.
