BabandedeAdamu Yakubu is Nigerien national trading on petty items in Kano. The 35-year-old foreigner explained to The Guardian how he came into Nigeria seven years ago without any document. Yakubu narrated how he usually bailed himself out at the Nigerian borders with N3, 000 or more to immigration officers at the entry point. Nasiru Mohammad, a Chadian also residing in Kano, has lived there for several years. He shared a similar experience with Yakubu at the Nigerian border. “It is not difficult to get access into Nigeria with or without a passport as much as you are ready to settle the officers at the borders,” Mohammed said.