Nigeria says no 'time limit' on border closure for goods Nigeria's customs chief says a ban on goods coming into the country across its land borders will last for as long as it takes for neighbours to stem the flow of smuggled merchandise. President Muhammadu Buhari unexpectedly closed Nigeria's borders to goods trade in August declaring the time had come to end rampant smuggling across the porous frontiers.\\n\\nNigeria Government says partial border closure has so far curbed the smuggling of prohibited items as well as reduced to about 95% of illicit drugs and weapons being used for terrorism and kidnapping in the country. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES