Trucks filled with goods going into Nigeria are currently stranded at the Jibia side of the Nigeria – Niger Republic border.
This is coming after the federal government shut down all land borders with Niger Republic following the toppling of the Mohamed Bazoum-led government by soldiers.
A PREMIUM TIMES reporter who was at the border on Friday counted more than 30 trucks lined on both sides of the highway from the Niger Republic axis.
There were also trucks lined up on the road from the Nigerian side, hoping to be allowed into Niger Republic.
The acting comptroller general of customs, Bashir Adeniyi, said the vehicles would not be allowed into or out of the country for now.
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“We’ve trucks coming from Nigeria that can’t go to the other side (Niger Republic). A good number of them are inside Katsina…if you can turn your cameras, you’ll see what we’ve also there (stranded trucks)…”
There were several…
