A joint patrol team comprising Nigeria, Benin and Niger Republic will set up a date for the opening of the borders, the countries said on Thursday.
The patrol team was set up by the tripartite committee of the three countries on border closure.
Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyeama, who read a communique at the end of a four-hour meeting, said the team will advise on modalities for a joint border patrol.
Onyeama explained that there was consensus on mechanisms towards re-opening of the border.
He said: “We have agreed to put in place certain mechanisms that would enable us to open the borders; there was consensus on that.
“We have agreed to set up a joint border patrol so the three countries would send a list of officers that would be part of the joint border patrol team.
“Security agencies, like Immigration, Customs, are going to meet on November 25 and 26.
“They would look at the modalities of implementing the whole regime of anti-smuggling regulations that have been agreed upon. After the two-day meeting, we are hoping they would be able to recommend formally for the re-opening of the borders.”
