The federal government has ordered the closure of land borders of Adamawa, Benue and Sokoto States with effect from 12 noon on Friday, March 22 to 12 noon of Sunday, March 24.
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will on Saturday conduct supplementary elections in the aforementioned states where polls were declared inconclusive.
The closure is to restrict movements across the borders of the affected states during election.
Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Muhammad Babandede, in a statement on Thursday, said the order came from the minister of interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau.
“Further to the re-run of the Governorship Elections taking place on Saturday 22, March 2019, the Honourable Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen (rtd) Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau, has directed the closure of Land Borders of Adamawa, Benue and Sokoto states with effect from 12.00 noon of Friday 22, March to 12:00 noon of Sunday 24th March, 2019.
“This is to restrict movements across the borders of the affected states during the election days. The public is to take note and ensure compliance,” he said.
