Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mohammed Babandede, yesterday said the service would commence a clamp down on irregular migrants, who had failed to undergo biometric capturing by 20th January, 2020.

Babandede, who made the declaration during an interactive session with the Senate and the House of Representatives Joint Committee on Interior, said all irregular migrants found to be in default would be arrested and deported to their country of origin. 

According to him,   President Muhammadu Buhari had given the migrants six months’ grace which started from 18th of July this year and ending on 19th of January 2020.

“During this period, biometric data of concerned migrants are to be taken and documented. Information to that effect has been sent out to all the affected migrants   that whoever refuses to comply, will from January 20, 2020 be on the radar of Immigration operatives for arrest and deportation,” he said.

According to Babandede, the agency received a total of N3.4 billion out of the N13.175 capital votes appropriated for it in 2018 budget while nothing has been received from the N8.214 billion appropriated for capital projects in 2019.

He, however, lamented loss of N18 billion the service had incurred over the Public Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement it had with some private companies.

Babandede said the agreements were signed on   behalf of the NIS by Ministry of Interior.

According to him, attempts made to jettison the agreement were frustrated by the beneficiary companies who proceeded to challenge it.

He said: “The sharing formula in the agreement between NIIS and the private companies was skewed in favour of the companies which to us, is economically injurious to the Nation.

“Expectedly, Immigration as a body has vehemently protested against the whole arrangement but the fact that the agreement was signed on our behalf by the Interior Ministry , the private companies have continued to have upper hand.”

Source: https://www.newtelegraphng.com/2019/10/fg-to-clamp-down-on-irregular-migrants-in-2020/

start with those NON-NIGERIAN Fulani people first then we'd know you are serious.
#YeyeGovernment

Over 2,100 migrants registered so far at the NIS HQ. Im estimating we could see 50k foreigners registering. Im interested to see the nationalities of these aliens.

With my intellectual capability, I have 2 things to say on this matter

1: things

2:things


thank you ladies and gentle men

Lol all na mouth... We will, we will.. Pls is it not nigeria again?

Ok 8-)

Do this guy realise that he is going against buhari's brothers?? Let buhari catch him first

Ok

He, however, lamented loss of N18 billion the service had incurred over the Public Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement it had with some private companies.

Babandede said the agreements were signed on   behalf of the NIS by Ministry of Interior.

Take your complains to Aregbesola or Buhari. What can the Senate do to help?

they shouldn't start what they cannot finished oh. they are over 25 million unregistered Nigerians scattered outside the country. their action can cause spike anger and reprisal retaliations to Nigerians