Hunger Protest: Immigration Intensifies Surveillance At Borders

The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Mrs. Kemi Nandap, has directed Zonal Heads, State Command Comptrollers and Divisional Immigration Officers nationwide to intensify surveillance at the borders.

Nandap also announced the “temporary suspension of all leave applications,” by personnel of the service, urging them to rise to the occasion.

This follows growing calls for a nationwide protest from August 1 – 10, 2024.

The service public relations officer, Mr. Kenneth Udo, revealed these developments in a statement he signed Saturday titled ‘Planned protest: CGIS expresses readiness to secure Nigeria’s borders.’

Udo said the directives are “in keeping with the responsibility of safeguarding the nation’s gateways placed on the shoulders of the Service, officers especially Heads of Border Commands.”

She urged personnel to “rise to the occasion by ensuring that no foreign element can take advantage of the protest to destabilise the country.”

“She directs temporary suspension of all Leave applications and charges officers to exercise utmost professionalism and patriotism in the discharge of their duties during and after the protest, explaining that Nigeria is the only country we have as our own,” the statement continued.