The closure of the Niger-Nigeria border by ECOWAS has created pressure on life   - While the coup d'état of July 26, in which the milit...

 The closure of the Niger-Nigeria border by ECOWAS has created pressure on life

  - While the coup d'état of July 26, in which the military overthrew the government of President Muhammad Bazoum, has been going on for three months, the border guards of Niger and Nigeria continue to cry under pressure as a result of the sanctions imposed by the West African Economic Development Organization. African ECOWAS or CEDEAO has attacked the country, especially the borders of the country and the neighboring countries of ECOWAS or CEDEAO have attacked Niger.

Voice of America correspondent in N'Konni Harouna Mammane Bako asked to hear from the residents of the communities on the border of the two countries. Alhai Ali Mamani is a resident of Illela local government in Sakwato state in Nigeria and this is what he says: we have heard it, every young person from NKonni who is involved in immigration, we are not happy with this closure of the border, but if it is Thank God.

But our hope is that God will give our rulers the power to reconcile and open this bodar, because this is where we get food, men and women, adults and children, we know that God has the power to do whatever He wants. Because now that you see me, apart from immigration, I have no other way to get food and since the day the border was closed, I have not done anything.

Also, some people of Niger in N'Konni city in Tahoua State, also complained because of the situation they found themselves in. The first speaker, Muhammadu Rahou, said that all matters are from God and no one has the power to cause any suffering to another person.

The thing that we are struggling with as ordinary people is the issue of food prices that have risen dramatically. And the next speaker said that, businessmen between Niger and Nigeria, everyone has felt it in his body for the past few months, there are many problems, especially for businessmen, everyone has been under pressure.

Also, Nigerians in the Nigerian part of Illela local government of Sokoto state, said that the region has fallen into a big problem due to the closure of Niger's borders by ECOWAS member countries.

In any case, this closure of the border, especially in Nigeria, has caused problems for the economy of both countries, on this border, and put business people in a situation where they have to behave, while the rest of the country is calling for it. endure.