Categories: News

Immigration opens border after election postponement

Following the postponement of the Presidential and National Assembly elections to next week Saturday, the Federal Government has re-opened the land borders which were earlier shut.

The Comptroller-General of Immigration, Muhammad Babandede, disclosed in a statement on Saturday that the Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, gave the directive.

It said, “Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (retd.), has ordered the re-opening of all the land borders earlier closed due to the postponement of the elections earlier scheduled for February 16, 2019.

“Nigeria Immigration Officers will continue their normal border control and patrol duties to ensure that all persons crossing our land, air and sea borders travel with a valid and genuine document and also pass through recognised routes.”

The service had earlier deployed its rapid response squad and other personnel numbering over 10,000 to the land borders and the hinterland as part of measures to prevent infiltration of the country by foreigners.

Recent Posts

Police Deny Lawyers Access To Journalist Allegedly Detained On IGP’s Order

A lawyer, Ridwan Oke, has accused men of the Lagos State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti,…

5 hours ago

UNIOSUN Teaching Hospital Cries Out Over Congested Mortuary, Gives 14-Day Ultimatum For Unclaimed Corpses

The management of Osun State University Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, Osun State, has cried out over…

6 hours ago

TCN Unbundled As NERC Establishes New Operator For System Operation

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has decentralised the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) by establishing…

9 hours ago

Osun Govt Bows To Court Order, Suspends Oyelakin’s Installation As Aree of Iree

Insists Oyelakin Still Aree The Osun State Government has postponed the formal presentation of the…

9 hours ago

Gunmen Attack Kaduna Community, Kill Village Head

Gunmen suspected to be assassins have killed the 30-year-old village head of Marke, Malam Kabiru…

10 hours ago

Tinubu Assures Of More Policies For Nation’s Industrialisation

President Bola Tinubu has given the assurance that his administration will continue to put in…

10 hours ago

This website uses cookies.