The Nigeria Immigration Service is to investigate the allegation of bribery against its personnel along the Nation’s borders. News Agency of Nigeria reports that an online media had alleged that “with just N200 bribe per immigration checkpoint, illegal Migrants were infiltrating Nigeria through Sokoto”. The report had alleged that NIS officials at patrol check points on various Nigerian highways have indirectly ‘legalised’ illegal migration with their cash-for-pass attitudes. James said that the Comptroller General of Immigration, Mr Muhammad Babandede, had given the assurance that the alleged acts would be investigated. “No fewer than 80,000 migrants have been registered in the migrants e-registration database since its inception in July.

Source: Punch January 10, 2020 10:41 UTC