PRESIDENT BUHARI says the partial closure of Nigeria’s border with Benin Republic is aimed at stopping “massive smuggling activities”. He cited rice as one of commodities being smuggled on a massive scale into the country through Benin. A State House statement on Wednesday said BUHARI gave the reason during a meeting with his Beninois counterpart Patrice Talon. Both leaders met in Japan ahead of the 7th Tokyo International Conference for African Development in Yokohama, which began on Wednesday. According to …