The government of Niger Republic has opened its border in Konni for operations.

This development came one week after the authorities of Nigeria Customs Service opened the Illela land border between Nigeria and Niger Republic.

Reporters who were at the Konni border in Niger Republic, said it was declared open at exactly 12pm on Friday.

The Federal Government had last week Wednesday restored the supply of electricity to the Republic of Niger following the directive of President Bola Tinubu that Nigeria’s land and air borders with the neighbouring country be opened.

Similarly, August 2023, ECOWAS, led by Tinubu, imposed sanctions on Niger following a coup that toppled the country’s President-elect, Mohamed Bazoum, in July 2023.