…as immigration arraigns 12 for evading clearance
Republic of Niger has repatriated no fewer than 42 Nigerians for entering the country without valid documents.
Acting Controller, Nigerian Immigration Service, Katsina State, Abdullahi Dalhatu, disclosed this in a statement on Friday.
Dalhatu said the deportees were returned to Nigeria through the NIS control post in Kongolam.
He added that 12 of them were arraigned before a Federal High Court sitting in Katsina on Thursday under Justice Hadiza Shagari.
The acting controller also said, “Twelve of the forty-two repatriated Nigerians have been arraigned before the Federal High Court in Katsina for evading Immigration clearance while crossing Nigerian border to another country through illegal routes. The rest will soon be arraigned upon completion of charges against them.
“I implore fellow Nigerians with the intention of entering or leaving Nigeria to always present themselves at a recognised port of entry before the immigration officer for examination.”