In spite of the twist that greeted the closure of Nigeria's land borders in August, 2019, the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Yusuf Magaji Bichi - fwc, has revealed that the closure of the nation’s land borders is checkmating the illicit traffic of firearms and the movement of individuals likely to undermine the security of the country.
He stated this on Saturday, 2nd November 2019 during the graduation ceremony of sixty-three (63) participants of the Executive Intelligence Management Course (EIMC-12) at the National Institute of Security Studies (NISS), Abuja.
In his words “Despite criticism, the closure of our borders, so far, has succeeded in checkmating not only smuggling of goods that are illegally brought into this country, but even trafficking in firearms, and checkmating the movement of people that are likely to undermine the security of this country.” Bichi stated.
The participants of the nine (9) months intensive course were drawn from the Armed Forces, Security Services and relevant Agencies of Government with a focus on national security and safety.
