The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Ogun Command, said that it has arrested 14 Togolese and 10 Nigerians at Ajilete and Ilase border posts in the State for contravening guidelines closure of land border rules.
The NIS Spokesman, Mr Sunday James, said in a statement on Thursday in Abuja the arrest were made by NIS operatives in line with Federal Government directives.
The Comptroller, Ogun State Command, Mr Kunle Osisanya, in giving the breakdown of the arrests, said that “the 14 Togolese, comprising eight female adults and six minors, were arrested in a J5 bus at Ajilete, in Ogun. The other 10 were arrested at Ilase, also in Ogun State, and out of the 10, five were victims of human trafficking. Hence, they will be handed over to NAPTIP for defying the directive of government on closure of land borders.”
Osisanya said that the arrested persons had been profiled accordingly by health officials in line with Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) medical procedures and subjected them to Coronavirus (COVID-19) test.
He said that the NIS Comptroller General, Mr Muhammad Babandede, complimented the officers for being gallant and professional.
He commended the efforts of the officers, noting that, some of the arrest were made along illegal points created by the human smugglers.
He, however, charged them to up the tempo of their patrol as the service would continue to ensure safety of the nation.