{
  "id": 4206781,
  "title": "Tunji-Ojo challenges Atiku over border reopening pledge",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/tunji-ojo-challenges-atiku-over-border-reopening-pledge",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T14:04:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nairametrics",
    "slug": "nairametrics",
    "url": "https://nairametrics.com/2026/08/29/tunji-ojo-challenges-atiku-over-border-reopening-pledge/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has refuted former Vice President and ADC presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar's pledge to reopen Nigeria's borders, asserting that the country's borders are not closed and do not require reopening. Tunji-Ojo emphasized that several border posts closed under the previous administration were reopened years ago, and some closures were security-related, particularly in the North-East, where they were shut down due to the Boko Haram insurgency. He stressed that modern border management requires a balance between security, customs compliance, documentation requirements, and trade facilitation, rather than a choice between complete closure and unrestricted access.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Borders not closed, Tunji-Ojo faults Atiku’s plan to reopen land borders",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/borders-not-closed-tunji-ojo-faults-atikus-plan-to-reopen-land-borders",
        "published": "2026-08-29T15:08:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}