Immigration sends out thirty surveillance vehicles to police border.
In an effort to enhance border patrol and surveillance, the Nigerian Immigration Service announced on Friday that it was “rejigging” its security formations.
This was announced by Mrs. Kemi Nandap, the newly appointed Comptroller-General of Immigration, during the inauguration of thirty operational vehicles for border surveillance and patrol held at the headquarters of the service in Abuja by Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, the Minister of Interior.
In order to ensure that the border is consistently monitored and patrolled in accordance with our primary mission, Nandap announced, “This investment in border security will be complimented with a rejig of our border corps architecture to include nimble sector commanders.”
The reopening of Nigeria’s border with the adjacent Niger Republic is the reason for her declaration.
Terrorist attacks, including kidnappings and killings, have recently escalated in the country’s northern regions.
Reviving demands for the construction of a multi-level policing system that includes state police, the nation has been confronting waves of abductions, attacks by suspected bandits, and other violent crimes.
Nevertheless, Nandap highlighted the significance of efficient border patrol and surveillance in “safeguarding our sovereignty, protecting our citizens, sustaining our economic success, and ensuring regular, safe, and orderly migration.”
A concrete investment in our capability, the 30 surveillance vans “provide our dedicated officers with the resources needed to carry out their jobs,” she said.
The acquisition of the vehicles, according to the Immigration Chief, demonstrates the service’s steadfast dedication to border security and its will to remain ahead of lawbreakers and dangers in Nigeria.
She went on to say that her agency’s border patrol teams would be better able to prevent and detect transnational crimes including human trafficking, migrant smuggling, and espionage with improved mobility.
She ordered all NIS troops and officers to use the vehicles well, keep them in good repair, be vigilant in protecting the country’s borders, and take full responsibility for their action.
Honesty is key; you must abstain from anything that will discredit the Nigerian Immigration Service or violate our laws.
If the safety of the country is jeopardised, we will not stand for it. “Having said that, I trust you all,” she declared.
According to Nandap, the Nigeria Immigration Service has been able to reach “new heights of efficiency in migration management and border security” thanks to the constant backing of Interior Minister Tunji-Ojo.