Boko Haram: Immigration closes Borno, Yobe borders

Posted by admin Headlines Saturday, January 14th, 2012

Victoria Ojeme

The Nigeria Immigration Service, has embarked on total closure of the nation’s borders in Borno and Yobe States with the support of other Security Agencies.

Considering the security imperatives of the announcement by President Goodluck Jonathan declaring state of emergency in some Local Government Areas in Borno and Yobe States , the Nigeria Immigration Service was mandated to ensure the closure of the borders of the affected States.

A statement from the NIS signed by the (Assistant Comptroller of Immigration Service) Public Relation Officer JoachimOlumba said it has “the Comptroller General of Immigration Service, Mrs. Rose Chinyere Uzoma, mobilized officers and men of affected State Commands to intensify surveillance, monitoring and patrol of the borders in those States.

She also deployed her deputies to the affected States to supervise the implementation of the border closure order, so as to ensure the exercise attains maximum level of compliance.

Furthermore, at the instance of the Comptroller General of Immigration, authorities of the Army, Police, Customs and Civil Defence deployed their operatives with the necessary logistics to assist Nigeria Immigration Service in patrolling and monitoring the extensive borders of Borno and Yobe States .

All these were in addition to the massive deployment of officers and men of Immigration Zone ‘C’ by the Zonal Coordinator, Mr. Bakare Betso, an Assistant Comptroller General of Immigration Service.

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