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 …