# Seme Border

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{{Use Nigerian English|date=January 2023}}
{{coord|6|22|55|N|2|43|20|E|display=title}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Seme Border
|pushpin_map=Nigeria
|pushpin_mapsize=200
|pushpin_map_caption   = Seme Border shown within Nigeria
|subdivision_type  = [Country](/source/Countries_of_the_world)
|subdivision_name  = {{flag|Nigeria}}
|subdivision_type1 = [State](/source/States_of_Nigeria)
|subdivision_name1 = [Lagos State](/source/Lagos_State)
|subdivision_type2 = Division
|subdivision_name2 = Badagry Division
|subdivision_type3 = LGA
|subdivision_name3 = Badagry LGA
|timezone          = [CET](/source/Central_European_Time)
|utc_offset        = +1 
|coordinates       = {{coord|6|22|55|N|2|43|20|E|region:NG|display=inline}}
}}
{{Update|article|date=March 2019}}

'''Seme Border''' is a settlement in [Nigeria](/source/Nigeria) on the border with [Benin](/source/Benin), thirty minutes drive from [Badagry](/source/Badagry) on the coastal road between [Lagos](/source/Lagos) and [Cotonou](/source/Cotonou). Seme is a part of [Badagry Division](/source/Badagry_Division) of [Lagos State](/source/Lagos_State). With the present political division in the state, it is under Badagry -West Local council development area (LCDA).

A new multilateral facility for the border post was formally opened on 23 October 2018.<ref>{{cite web
 |url=https://www.africanews.com/2018/10/24/nigeria-benin-border-to-foster-common-interests-buhari/
 |title=Nigeria-Benin border to foster common interests –Buhari
 |date=24 October 2018
 |publisher=Africa News
 |accessdate=2018-08-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
 |url=https://mg.co.za/article/2018-10-28-nigeria-and-benin-make-a-new-break-for-the-border
 |title=Nigeria and Benin make a new break for the border
 |date=28 October 2018
 |publisher=Mail & Guardian
 |accessdate=2018-10-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news
 |url=https://www.naijanews.com/2018/10/23/what-buhari-said-at-the-inaguration-of-ecowas-seme-krake-joint-border/
 |title=What Buhari Said At The Inaguration Of ECOWAS Seme-Krake Joint Border
 |date=23 October 2018
 
 |accessdate=2018-10-23|newspaper=[Naija News](/source/Naija_News)}}</ref>

At least three times in the 2005-2009 period violence has broken out in the border town, with fatal consequences.<ref>{{Cite news
 |url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/features/travels/2009/aug/27/Travel-27-08-2009-001.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria
 |title=Economic saboteurs in trouble as Abdullahi Dikko mounts Customs boss' saddle
 |date=August 27, 2009
 
 |accessdate=2009-09-18|newspaper=[The Sun](/source/The_Sun_(Nigeria))}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
 |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4666290.stm
 |title=Gangs clashes on Nigeria border
 |date=31 January 2006
 |publisher=BBC News
 |access-date=2009-09-18}}</ref>
It is reportedly a regular occurrence for Nigerian officials to harass travelers for money at the border or at checkpoints along the road leading from the border.<ref>{{cite web
 |url=http://www.nigeriavillagesquare.com/articles/omoyele-sowore/nvs-exclusive-what-really-happened-at.html
 |title=NVS Exclusive: What Really Happened At Seme
 |publisher=Nigerian Village Square
 |date=15 January 2006
 |accessdate=2009-09-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
 |url=http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/News/National/5450729-147/story.csp
 |title=Nigeria's border checkpoints violate regional integration agreement
 |date=August 31, 2009
 |publisher=Next
 |accessdate=2009-09-18}}</ref>
The drive time between Badagry and Seme border has been tripled by the presence of these illegal checkpoints instituted to extort travelers. Of particular mention are the Immigration officers who engage in daylight robbery. The border post is poorly organized, without proper vehicle routing and inspection stations. Some of the Nigerian positions have been inside Beninese territory since April 6, 2001. This confusion is exploited by smugglers.<ref>{{Cite news
 |url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/features/travels/2007/dec/20/Travel-20-12-07-001.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria
 |title=Wheat from my granary
 |date=December 20, 2007
 
 |accessdate=2009-09-18|newspaper=[The Sun](/source/The_Sun_(Nigeria))}}</ref>
Seme is a major crossing point for immigrants entering or leaving Nigeria illegally, and for smugglers of [marijuana](/source/marijuana) and other illegal goods due to its porosity.<ref>{{Cite news
 |url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/features/travels/2004/oct/21/travels-october-21-001.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria
 |title=At Seme, smugglers defied Labour strike order, but lost loot to Customs, others
 |date=October 21, 2004
 
 |accessdate=2009-09-18|newspaper=[The Sun](/source/The_Sun_(Nigeria))}}</ref>
thumb|Containerized Post Office, Seme Border
SON unveils Seme Border operations to check influx of substandard products and also the Seme border Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, collected N701.5 million as revenue in August 2017 and recently they generated N1.1 billion in September 2017 <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://guardian.ng/tag/seme-border|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title = Seme border Archives|newspaper=[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian_(Nigeria))}}</ref>
.<ref>{{Cite news
 |url=http://guardian.ng/tag/seme-border|location=Lagos, Nigeria
 |title=SON unveils Seme Border Operations
 |date=September 2017
 
 |accessdate=2017-10-10|newspaper=[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian_(Nigeria))}}</ref> It is however sad to note that this settlement has been in utter darkness for more than a decade. It lacks all social amenities as it has been neglected by the government in every respect.

Today dated October 17, 2017, Federal Government to lift the ban on importation of used vehicles through the borders as the president and chairman of the board, saying it was against Association of Registered Freight Forwarders Nigeria, ARFFN's constitution to lay embargo on vehicles brought into Nigeria economy <ref>{{Cite news
 |url=http://thenationonlineng.net/lift-ban-used-vehicles-importation/|location=Lagos, Nigeria
 |title=Lifts ban on used vehicles importation
 |date=October 17, 2017
 
 |accessdate=2017-10-17|newspaper=[The Nation](/source/The_Nation_(Nigeria))}}</ref>

==References==
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Category:Populated places in Lagos State
Category:Populated coastal places in Nigeria
Category:Benin–Nigeria border crossings
Category:Badagry Division

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