Customs reopens land border In Kebbi

The Comptroller, Nigeria Customs Service, Kebbi State command, Iheanacho Ojike, has reopened Kamba land border in the state in compliance with the directive of President Bola Tinubu on immediate reopening of land border with Niger Republic.

The Public Relations Officer of the Kebbi Customs, Mohammed Tajuddeen Salisu, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday.

He said Kamba is a strategic border with major share in Kebbi Revenue generation.

The reopening the border was done in the presence of the district head of Kamba, Alhaji Mamuda Fana, stakeholders and other sister agencies.

Ojike further stated that the border reopening was aimed at paving way for legitimate trade that would impact positively on nation building, not a permission for importation of prohibited items that would ransack the economy and compromise national security.

Going further, he emphasised that officers and men of the Command are ever ready to facilitate legitimate trade and act within the ambit of the law to simplify trade across Kamba Border seamlessly as long as stakeholders import what is permitted by Customs extant laws, make proper declaration and pay appropriate duties to the Federal Government coffers.

He concluded by stressing that food grains are still prohibited for exportation out of the country, considering the scarcity of food in the country.