By Dahiru Suleiman, Dutse.
This is as the Ag Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, as government shut the Nigeria- Niger border at Illela, Sokoto state.
Seven northern Nigeria states, including Kebbi, Sokoto, Zamfara, Katsina Jigawa, Yobe and Borno share a 1,608 kilometres long border with five regions in the Niger Republic.
