303 suspected illegal migrants nabbed in A'Ibom

• Published date: 22 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

No fewer than 303 suspected illegal immigrants have been apprehended by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) in Uyo, in Akwa Ibom state.

NIS comptroller in the State, Mrs Francisca Dakat, announced this while briefing newsmen after the mop up exercise in Uyo at the weekend..

Dakat said that out of the 303 apprehended, 285 were adult while 18 were minors.

She said that the mop up exercise was in line with the service directives that non Nigerian should not partake in the forthcoming general elections.

She said that before the mop up exercise, the command had earlier carried out a sensitisation workshop for all non Nigerians resident in the state.

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'The mop up exercise which took place in Uyo metropolis will be a continuous exercise and will be extended to all the 31 Local Government Areas of the state.

'A total of 303 suspected irregular migrants were apprehended at...