Immigration parades 40 illegal migrants in Calabar

The Cross River State command of the Nigeria Immigration Service on Thursday paraded 40 illegal immigrants that gained access into the country without valid traveling documents.
The immigrants, who were arrested on February 9 at different locations in the state, are from different countries in Africa.
The state Comptroller of Immigration, Mrs. Funke Adeuyi, said while parading the illegal immigrants at the command’s headquarters in Calabar, that the arrest was part of the activities of the NIS in screening and deporting those without valid documents out of the country.
She said, “These illegal immigrants were arrested on Monday February 9 by the intelligence group of the NIS at different locations in the state.
“We have thoroughly screened and profiled them. We have also identified those ones that are not here with their valid traveling documents.
“At the end of the day, we have been able to identify 40 of them, and they will be leaving the country as soon as possible.
“Out of the 40 of them, 12 are from Mali, 10 from Burkinafaso, six from Niger Republic, five from Guinea, three from Senegal and four from Cameroon.”
The state Comptroller who described the illegal immigrants as jobless and roaming around the streets of Calabar, said a majority of them had no good means of livelihood.
She lauded the effort of the Comptroller General of NIS, Mr. David Parradang, in equipping personnel of the NIS to fight human trafficking, child labour and illegal migrants.
Adeuyi reiterated the commitment of the command in checking all the nooks and crannies of the state to ensure peace and safety.
“Nigeria society is open to law abiding and ECOWAS nationals who get into this country with their valid papers, but any time we find any illegal ones, we will send them back,” she said.
She advised residents to be cautious of illegal persons around them and report same to security agencies for prompt actions.

Source: Punch