The Nigerien ruling CNSP has signed a decree to revoke the nation’s 2015 law criminalizing migrant smuggling.

The Nigerien Minister of the Interior in a media interview revealed that his principal General Abdourahamane Tiani, signed the decree on Monday.

The executive decision followed a growing tension between Niamey and the European Union (EU) which had reportedly encouraged authorities eight years ago to pass this law to keep migrants from its shores.

Oge Obierika tells us more.