A viral video has emerged revealing how some Benenoise protesters are destroying Nigeria embassy in Benin republic in reprisal over border closure by Nigerian government.
President Muhammadu Buhari says the partial closure of Nigeria’s border with Benin Republic is aimed at stopping “massive smuggling activities”. He cited rice as one of commodities being smuggled on a massive scale into the country through Benin.
While addressing media over the closure, Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman said President Buhari expressed great concern over the smuggling of rice.
The president said the activities of the smugglers threatened the self-sufficiency already attained due to his administration’s agricultural policies.
“Now that our people in the rural areas are going back to their farms, and the country has saved huge sums of money which would otherwise have been expended on importing rice using our scarce foreign reserves.
“We cannot allow smuggling of the product at such alarming proportions to continue
The aggrieved bennenoise were seen destroying Nigerian flag as well as cars parked in premises.
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