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After the army seized power in Niger last year, the president of its giant neighbour Nigeria was at the forefront of demands that the junta step down, even warning that the West African bloc could use military force to oust the generals, while imposing tough sanctions and closing the border.

The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), retired Col. Hameed Ali has disclosed that the federal government implemented the…