Minister for Interior, Mr. Abba Moro has disclosed that the Federal Government few months ago deported over 19,000 illegal immigrants.

He said the illegal persons came into the country through porous border inlets and to fight the terrorism in the country, it became compelling to throw them out. Moro informed that the deportation was part of the measures adopted by the government to check the incursion of strangers into the nation and to further contain the security threat posed by Boko Haram.

He also admitted that nobody in the country, including his office had accurate data on the exact number of illegal immigrants in the country.

The minister said the impossibility of such data was due to the vast uncharted number of routes into the country at the borders, coupled with the wrong interpretation of ECOWAS Acts. However, if the nation was to tighten the borders effectively, it would take a bill of about N500 million or $2.6 million to provide the manpower and gadgets needed.

“Manning our international borders effectively to check illegal entry of persons is almost an impossibility in the nation today. We have to admit the fact that we don’t have enough manpower and equipment to have real control of the situation.

And I admit to you that prior to the present situation we face, it used to be worse. We used to take so many things for granted until we came to the point of this daring and dire security challenge. Most things in the past were taken for granted about entry into the nation.

But since the present administration had serious security challenges to grapple with, there is no alternative to having a firmer grip on our borders and check the porosity. “Part of the measures to succeed in the task had led us to getting into partnership with the USA government to procure advanced surveillance equipment for better result.” Moro revealed these at the 27th Leadership Forum of the Nigerian Newsworld Magazine interactive with the media in Abuja.

He said: “The 19,000 illegal immigrants were sent out of the country by the appropriate authorities under the ministry. “On the cost of implementating of the surveillance equipment at the borders, we are in the process of certifying one of those that can be awarded.

It is within the region of $2.6m but if the US government keeps its words on assisting us on manpower and equipment, that means the financial cost won’t be as much as what was projected.”

On the danger posed by prison congestion in the country, the minister explained that if the National Assembly accepts the ministry’s request to change some sections of the Prison Act, the problem of congestion should reduce substantially.

He also said the prison service had been able to reform some of the inmates in spite of the huge challenges the authorities had to grapple with daily. “The resurgence of insurgents has led to some jail breaks across the country. But there are positives.

Presently, about 50 inmates are attending the National Open University; 90 are writing WAEC and NECO; 690 rehabilitated after serving their terms; 109 trained in vocational skills and 145 trade-tested in artisanship.”

Source: http://sunnewsonline.com/new/cover/fg-deports-19000-aliens-over-boko-haram/

Aliens no be small one o.
but seriously o if i see these kin faces in my hood mehn i no go waste time in arranging boys/police for them.

they look bokoharamish

Just passing

9ce 1 but our custom & immigration officers need rededication to works to prevent dos illegal immigrant frm coming in.

Send them back to niger republic!
How did they manage to enter nigeria in the first place?

Abegi make una leave innocent people alone , non of them looks like boko people , na only hungry dey worry them so,

It is not just about deporting illegal immigrants... do you have their biometrics? Do you have their pictures? Do you have every necessary details of these immigrants so you can easily cross check if they come into the country again through any of the Country entry points? If you have not done any of this then we are doing the same thing all over and expecting different results...

illegal immigrants or northern Nigerians who could have cast their votes for Buhari and ushered him in as the new head of state?

Anyway, once North goes, West goes! Let the ibos and the oyel people enjoy their new land. Although I suspect that ijaw would not want to share its wealth with a majority such as ibo so eventually, ibos would be kicked out.

see them abubakar,musa,tsado,lbrahim,muhamed etc..joy no dey there faces at all...
we don't need to check, it already written on there faces BH.Send them out..hw many be d whole north self.gud job gej.

very good...... Make sure the search is extended to naira land

Great!

It's only $2.6 m dollar nigeria no fit afford? FGN kukuma talk say the route is important 4 una illegal contraband & smuggling

sure way: see them abubakar,musa,tsado,lbrahim,muhamed etc..joy no dey there faces at all...
we don't need to check, it already written on there faces BH.Send them out..hw many be d whole north self.gud job gej.

Hopefully, they would start sending you all to Cameroun just by looking at your faces too, nonsense!

What makes you more Nigerian than the Hausas?

I really blame our Customs and Immigration for selling their uniforms for N100 at the borders. The truth is, all these Boko Haram thing won't have escalated to this level if our borders were secure in the first place. . . Shame on the Nigerian Customs and Immigration.

Everyday, you see a lot of mallams from Niger on the streets of Lagos, selling oranges. Nothing like visa to nigeria, nothing like residence permit. . . Nothing!!! Even the Seme Border after Badagry that leads to Cotonou is full of illegal routes, people just walk in anyhow they like!

It's only $2.6 m dollar nigeria no fit afford? FGN kukuma talk say the route is important 4 una illegal contraband & smuggling

wont they find their way back. what a porous border!

Any nation that wants security will do all it takes to tighten its boarder. $2.6million is worth spending on our boarder

mebad: Just passing

Oga na every time you dey pass; one day u go fall inside gutter bcoz u no dey look well. Shey u be behbehbeh?

spiritfada: Minister for Interior, Mr. Abba Moro has disclosed that the Federal Government few months ago deported over 19,000 illegal immigrants.

He said the illegal persons came into the country through porous border inlets and to fight the terrorism in the country, it became compelling to throw them out. Moro informed that the deportation was part of the measures adopted by the government to check the incursion of strangers into the nation and to further contain the security threat posed by Boko Haram.

He also admitted that nobody in the country, including his office had accurate data on the exact number of illegal immigrants in the country.

The minister said the impossibility of such data was due to the vast uncharted number of routes into the country at the borders, coupled with the wrong interpretation of ECOWAS Acts. However, if the nation was to tighten the borders effectively, it would take a bill of about N500 million or $2.6 million to provide the manpower and gadgets needed.

“Manning our international borders effectively to check illegal entry of persons is almost an impossibility in the nation today. We have to admit the fact that we don’t have enough manpower and equipment to have real control of the situation.

And I admit to you that prior to the present situation we face, it used to be worse. We used to take so many things for granted until we came to the point of this daring and dire security challenge. Most things in the past were taken for granted about entry into the nation.

But since the present administration had serious security challenges to grapple with, there is no alternative to having a firmer grip on our borders and check the porosity. “Part of the measures to succeed in the task had led us to getting into partnership with the USA government to procure advanced surveillance equipment for better result.” Moro revealed these at the 27th Leadership Forum of the Nigerian Newsworld Magazine interactive with the media in Abuja.

He said: “The 19,000 illegal immigrants were sent out of the country by the appropriate authorities under the ministry. “On the cost of implementating of the surveillance equipment at the borders, we are in the process of certifying one of those that can be awarded.

It is within the region of $2.6m but if the US government keeps its words on assisting us on manpower and equipment, that means the financial cost won’t be as much as what was projected.”

On the danger posed by prison congestion in the country, the minister explained that if the National Assembly accepts the ministry’s request to change some sections of the Prison Act, the problem of congestion should reduce substantially.

He also said the prison service had been able to reform some of the inmates in spite of the huge challenges the authorities had to grapple with daily. “The resurgence of insurgents has led to some jail breaks across the country. But there are positives.

Presently, about 50 inmates are attending the National Open University; 90 are writing WAEC and NECO; 690 rehabilitated after serving their terms; 109 trained in vocational skills and 145 trade-tested in artisanship.”

Source: http://sunnewsonline.com/new/cover/fg-deports-19000-aliens-over-boko-haram/

MOSTLY ALMAJIRIS FORM CHAD, NIGER AND NORTHERN CAMEROUN.

Desinuola: illegal immigrants or northern Nigerians who could have cast their votes for Buhari and ushered him in as the new head of state?

Anyway, once North goes, West goes! Let the ibos and the oyel people enjoy their new land. Although I suspect that ijaw would not want to share its wealth with a majority such as ibo so eventually, ibos would be kicked out.

and your point is?

Hope maclatunji no dey among dem,..
mistakely them fit pick d guy..
evem me go denia d guy.

Desinuola: illegal immigrants or northern Nigerians who could have cast their votes for Buhari and ushered him in as the new head of state?

Anyway, once North goes, West goes! Let the ibos and the oyel people enjoy their new land. Although I suspect that ijaw would not want to share its wealth with a majority such as ibo so eventually, ibos would be kicked out.

Better go back to kindergarten and relearn your geography. Out of the 5 Igbo states, Anambra, Abia and IMO have oil presently.

Wizee: Oga na every time you dey pass; one day u go fall inside gutter bcoz u no dey look well. Shey u be behbehbeh?

guy abeg no use laugh wound me

very handsome guys!

They really look like illegal immigrants

I'm in full support of this

Good development. If properly done it will go a long way to curb terrorism. Besides i hope they will not bribe their way back.

the presidency cant budget just N500 million for our borders. shameful

Mehn these folks looks dangerous.

Wrong adjective BokoHaramic

Nation ID will be the best way to tackle in flock of immigrant to this nation.