The border between Niger and Nigeria has been opened by the junta in Niger just one week after President Tinubu issued the directive.
The border between Niger and Nigeria was reopened by the Nigerien military junta late on Friday night.
This occurred a week following President Bola Tinubu’s directive to reopen the Nigerian border.
The border between the two adjacent countries was closed on July 26, 2023, following a coup that removed the President of Niger, Mohammed Bazoum.
Abdourahamane Tchiani, the head of the junta, stated in a broadcast on Thursday that the border between the country and Nigeria will be reopened at midnight.
Niger shares a 1,600-kilometer border with Nigeria, which extends across seven Nigerian states – Kebbi, Zamfara, Sokoto, Katsina, Jigawa, Yobe, and Borno.
At its most recent session in Abuja, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) agreed to remove sanctions that had been imposed on Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea after military takeovers of power occurred.
Border towns on both sides have already embraced the development, stating that it would improve the lives of the people on each side.
