NIS deports 712 illegal immigrants in Delta state

The Delta State Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service in a statement by its Comptroller, Mr Madu Musa, said it captured and deported 712 illegal immigrants living in the state.
The command said:

“In our effort to control the influx of irregular immigrants in Delta State, we have embarked on this mop-up exercise across the length and breathe of the state to remove undocumented immigrants, this is a routine operation.

“As expected in an exercise of this nature, thousands of persons were apprehended, but after thorough screening, Nigerians and other legally resident foreigners were released, while 712 persons, (so far) have been confirmed as irregular immigrants (mainly of West African extraction) have been repatriated.”

Musa added:

“We shall continue so far as there are logistics support. The government of Delta State has greatly assisted the command with logistics support for this operation.”

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