Nigeria - Hundreds Of Illegal Immigrants Arrested In Kaduna, Kano
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Barely two days after the Kaduna state command of the Nigerian Immigration Service had deported 49 illegal citizens of Niger republic; the command again on Saturday arrested another 111 illegal Nigerians in various part of the state, among them a Chadian national.
Parading the suspects before newsmen, the Comptroller of the command, Hamman Yerima gave them a stern warning not to return to Nigeria or risked being prosecuted if they are caught again.
He said that none of the arrested suspects could produce any valid travelling document and therefore, emphasized the need for effective policing of the country’s porous borders.
He said the ongoing onslaught against illegal foreigners will continue until such people are flushed out of the country.
Between January to June 2013, the command has deported over 1, 000 illegal foreigners, with Niger topping the list of those arrested.
Meanwhile, the Kano State Command of Nigeria Immigration Service on Saturday arrested more than 400 suspected illegal immigrants in Kano metropolis.
The Controller of Immigration in the state, Hamisu Maishanu, told journalists at a briefing in Kano that all those arrested would be screened and those without relevant documents would be repatriated to their countries.
He said the exercise would continue to ensure that all illegal immigrants were flushed out of the country.
“This is a mop up exercise of illegal immigrants to complement what the Federal Government is doing in the states currently under emergency rule.
‘’We will take the photographs and biometric data of all those arrested so that we can identify them if they return into the country again,’’ he said.
Mr. Maishanu said, however, that any repatriated person, who returned without proper documents, would be arrested and prosecuted. He said the exercise would be extended to the 44 local government areas of the state.
He advised the people not to panic on seeing security men on patrol as the exercise was meant to ensure security of lives and property.
He said that none of the arrested suspects could produce any valid travelling document and therefore, emphasized the need for effective policing of the country’s porous borders.
He said the ongoing onslaught against illegal foreigners will continue until such people are flushed out of the country.
Between January to June 2013, the command has deported over 1, 000 illegal foreigners, with Niger topping the list of those arrested.
Meanwhile, the Kano State Command of Nigeria Immigration Service on Saturday arrested more than 400 suspected illegal immigrants in Kano metropolis.
The Controller of Immigration in the state, Hamisu Maishanu, told journalists at a briefing in Kano that all those arrested would be screened and those without relevant documents would be repatriated to their countries.
He said the exercise would continue to ensure that all illegal immigrants were flushed out of the country.
“This is a mop up exercise of illegal immigrants to complement what the Federal Government is doing in the states currently under emergency rule.
‘’We will take the photographs and biometric data of all those arrested so that we can identify them if they return into the country again,’’ he said.
Mr. Maishanu said, however, that any repatriated person, who returned without proper documents, would be arrested and prosecuted. He said the exercise would be extended to the 44 local government areas of the state.
He advised the people not to panic on seeing security men on patrol as the exercise was meant to ensure security of lives and property.
