Planned Nationwide protest: Fed Govt Tightens Security at Nations Borders

July 27, 2024

The Federal Government has tightened security at all the nation’s borders ahead of the planned nationwide protests scheduled for Aug. 1.

Kemi Nandap, Comptroller-General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) said this in a statement issued by the service’s 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 in view of the planned protest by some groups

The NIS boss also said that the directive was to ensure that foreign elements did 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 distabilise 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, Nandap said, should be during and after the protest, saying “Nigeria is the only country we have as our own.

She assured all Nigerians of the service’s preparedness to safeguard the nation’s borders towards enhancing national security.

Source: NAN