Cameroon Closes Borders With Nigeria, Over Ebola Scare

Speaking yesterday on a special programme of the Hausa Service of British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) monitored in Maiduguri, the spokesman of Cameroon Foreign Affairs, Chiroumma Boukkari said the decision to close the borders with Nigeria has become logical due to the high rate of spreading of the virus in west Africa.

“This decision on border closure and suspension of all flights to and from Nigeria was to protect the lives of Cameroonian citizens living within and outside from contracting ebola..” he said.

“The border closures with our main trading partner will be lifted, as soon as Nigeria contains the spread of the deadly viral disease. We also urge all border security agencies of the two countries to be vigilant by complying with this border closures made yesterday (Saturday) by the foreign office here in Ngaudore,” said Boukkari.


He added that the border closure and temporary suspension of flights to and from Nigeria will be for a minimum of one month. He also pleaded with Cameroonian citizens to take the border closure seriously as a way to protect their health.

Source: The Trent