President Muhammadu Buhari has pointed out that the country has vast borders and only God could secure the nation from the activities of criminals.
He said that his decision to close Nigeria’s borders at some point was in the interest of the economy and that the citizens would appreciate it later.
The President spoke on Tuesday at the commissioning of the new corporate headquarters of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in Abuja.
Buhari restated his earlier position that he would be far away from Abuja at the end of his administration and noted that he was speaking his mind.
He said, “Please note that from Lake Chad to Benin is more than 1,600Km. Only God can effectively guard that border. So you need a person who will have the energy and the competence to effectively supervise it.
“I deliberately closed the borders because knowing Nigerians, they order rice and give some Niger address and then they bring the rice here. We have our potential. Thank God Nigeria is so blessed with people. We have land, we have weather. How many nations are so lucky like Nigeria in the world? Very few nations are as lucky as we are. We thank God for that.
