The Nigerian Immigration Service, NIS,
arrested and repatriated 430 illegal
immigrants in Jigawa State between January
and November 2014, the service said.
The service also said its personnel seized
temporary and permanent Nigerian voter
cards from nationals of Niger who entered
Nigeria illegally.
The Comptroller of the NIS in the Jigawa State,
Isa Jere, made the announcement on Saturday
in Dutse, the state capital, while parading
seven illegal immigrants from Niger and one
from Mali.
Mr. Jere said 90 percent of the arrested
immigrants were from Niger Republic while
others were from Cameroun, Chad and Mali.
According to him, the service has intensified
its mop-up operation to get rid of illegal
immigrants in the state before the
commencement of the 2015 general elections.
“We are committed to repatriating illegal
immigrants in our midst because they don’t
have right or have any business to participate
in our elections” he said.
The comptroller also said that the state’s
command had seized 20 voters’ cards from
Nigerien immigrants.
He said that 11 out of the 20 were permanent
voters’ cards while the remaining were
temporary ones.
The NIS chief said that his officers and men
were vigilant to prevent foreigners from
participating in the forthcoming general
elections.
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