{
  "id": 4316086,
  "title": "Tunji-Ojo Debunks Atiku’s Land Border Claim, Says Nigeria’s Borders Not Closed",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/tunji-ojo-debunks-atikus-land-border-claim-says-nigerias-borders-not",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T00:34:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/08/30/tunji-ojo-debunks-atikus-land-border-claim-says-nigerias-borders-not-closed/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has debunked former Vice President Atiku Abubakar's claim that Nigeria's land borders would be reopened if he is elected president in 2027. Tunji-Ojo insists that the country's borders are already open, and that his statement conflated different episodes involving trade restrictions, security-related border closures, and infrastructure limitations into one continuous shutdown. The minister pointed out that several major land borders, including Seme, Illela, Maigatari, and Mfum, were reopened under the previous administration. He also clarified that the current administration reopened Kamba and Tsamiya in Kebbi State in February 2026, linking them to Niger Republic and Benin Republic, respectively.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}