Ahead of the 2019 election, the Nigeria Immigration Service has recovered not less than 700 voter cards from foreigners.
The Nigeria Immigration Service has recovered at least 700 voter cards from foreigners living in the country.
The disclosure was made by the Comptroller-General of Immigration,
Muhammad Babandede while speaking at the 2018 NIS awards presentation in
Abuja on Friday night.
He explained that the agency had improved on its capacity to further secure the borders ahead of the 2019 elections.
He said, “We have built the capacity of personnel and improved
on structures and contributed to Nigeria’s security and prosperity in
many ways.“This year, we have retrieved over 700 voter cards from
non-Nigerians. We will be there during elections to ensure that
non-Nigerians don’t participate; We will make sure that they don’t vote
and they are not voted for.”
The CG pointed out that the N7.1 billion technology building under
construction would impact on the operation and data management of the
NIS.
“The approval of the technology building worth N7.1 billion by
President Muhammadu Buhari will serve all law enforcement agencies where
we will share such information online with partners,” he said.
Babandede explained that the awards to deserving NIS officers were
meant to encourage and motivate them to work harder and deliver on the
mandate of the service.
The CG said his administration would not condone laziness and
indiscipline by NIS personnel, noting that a number of officers were
sanctioned for misconduct during the year.
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