Nigeria, Oct. 14 -- Hamid Ali, the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, has said that Nigerians should forget the rule of law and constitutional protections of their fundamental rights where matters of security are concerned.

Mr Ali's position, which could trouble legal experts and rights activists, appeared as a reinforcement of the position of President Muhammadu Buhari and Attorney-General Abubakar Malami - both of whom had separately expressed their beliefs that security takes paramount importance over the rule of law.

"When it comes to security, all laws take back a seat," Mr Ali reportedly said at a press briefing on border closure Monday, The Nation reported.

"We want to protect our nation, we want to make sure th...