The Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, has apprehended Eighteen migrants with Illegal voter’s cards.
Controller, Nigeria Immigration Service, Oyo State Command, Mr. Isah Dan Suleiman disclosed this at the Flag-off of the Sensitisation Programme on the 2023 General Election for stakeholders with the theme “Towards Credible Elections in Nigeria: What is expected of Migrants before, during and after the Elections.”
The Controller said the migrants having violated the law of the land had been repatriated to their countries of origin.
Mr. Dan Suleiman noted that Nigerian law does not permit any non-Nigeria to participate in the forthcoming General Election and any migrants caught would face the wrath of the law.
The Immigration boss in Oyo State added that any Nigerian found facilitating the process of obtaining any documents like voter’s card or International passport for migrants would be dealt with.
“In case of doubting about the Nationality or identity of an individual, the relevant government agency should then contact Nigeria Immigration Service for clarification in such situations”. He pointed
Mr. Dan Suleiman explained that Nigerians should endeavor to report any suspected cases of migrants trying to participate in the electoral process at any stage to the Nigeria Immigration Service for quick intervention.
He added that migrants should come to the NIS office for E-biometric capturing to have means of identification before they could involve in any Nigeria programs.
Reacting, some migrants at the program called on Nigeria Immigration Service to come to their aid as some of the leaders in their respective communities in Nigeria do force them to involve in illegal identification registration for their gains.
They promised to disseminate the message to other migrants in their domain for Nigeria Immigration Service to achieve its mandate.
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