NIS Repatriates 7 Cameroonians From Cross Rivers State

Operatives of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has repatriated seven Cameroonians at the creek of Ikot Obong in Cross River.

The Service Public Relations Officer, Mr. Sunday James, announced this in a statement on Friday in Abuja.

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According to the statement, the foreigners were stopped from gaining access to the country by the Marine Patrol officers on the Ikot Obong creek in Akpabuyo Local Government Area(LGA).

The statement said, “The arrest is among the series of interceptions by the command, between Cross River and Akwa Ibom States respectively, bothering Cameroon in recent times, amidst the Federal Government’s directive on border closure,” it stated.

The Controller General, NIS, Mr. Muhammad Babandede, urged the Commands at the borders to intensify patrol long the flanks, creeks, and waterways in order to frustrate irregular migrants’ attempts.