Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, has apprehended eighteen migrants with illegal voter cards in Ibadan, Oyo state capital.
Comptroller, Nigeria Immigration Service, Oyo State Command, Mr Isah Dansuleiman stated this at the Flag off of the Sensitisation Programme on 2023 General Election for stakeholders with the theme “Towards credible Elections in Nigeria: What is expected of Migrants before, during and after the Elections”.
The Comptroller said the migrants having violated the law of the land had been repatriated to their countries of origin.
Mr Dansuleiman noted that Nigeria law does not permit any non-Nigerian to vote in the forthcoming General Election and any migrants caught would face the wrath of the law.
The Immigration boss in Oyo State, noted further that any Nigerian found facilitating the process of obtaining any documents like voters card or International Passport for migrants would be dealt with.
“In case of doubting about the nationality or identity of an individual, relevant government agency should then contact Nigeria Immigration Service for clarification in such situations”.
Mr Dansuleiman explained that Nigerians should endeavour to report any suspected cases of migrants trying to participate in the electoral process at any stage to the Nigeria Immigration Service for quick intervention.
He added that migrants should come to the NIS office for E-biometric capturing in order to have means of identification before they could involve in any Nigeria programmes.
Some migrants at the programme called on Nigeria Immigration Service to come to their aid as some of the leaders in their respective communities forced them to involve in illegal identification registration for their personal gains.
They promised to disseminate the message to other migrants in their domain for Nigeria Immigration Service to achieve its mandate.
Rasheedah Makinde
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