The Federal Government has tightened security at all the nation’s borders ahead of the planned nationwide protests scheduled for August 1.
The Comptroller General of the
Nigerian Immigration Service, NIS, Kemi Nandap, said this in a statement issued
by the Service Public Relations Officer, Kenneth Udo, on Saturday in Abuja.
Nandap directed all Zonal
Heads, State Command Comptrollers and Divisional Immigration Officers, DIOS, of
the Service across the country to be extra vigilant.
She said officers and men of
the service should intensify surveillance given the planned protest by some
groups.
According to her, the directive
was to ensure that foreign elements do not come into the country to participate
in the protests.
“In keeping with the
responsibility of safeguarding the nation’s gateways placed on the shoulders of
the Service, officers, especially Heads of Border Commands, are tasked to rise
to the occasion.
“This is by ensuring that no
foreign element can take advantage of the protest to destabilize the country,”
she said.
The NIS-CG directed temporary
suspension of all leave applications and charged officers to exercise utmost
professionalism and patriotism in the discharge of their duties.
This, she said, should endure
until after the protest, saying that “Nigeria is the only country we have as
our own.
Nandap assured all Nigerians of
the Service’s preparedness to safeguard the Nation’s Borders towards enhanced
national Security.
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