The
Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun has assured men of the Nigerian
Immigration Service, Ogun State Command of his administration’s unflinching
support to the activities and operations of the command in the State.
Governor
Amosun gave this assurance at his office in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta while playing
host to a delegation of the Immigration Service saying their presence in the
state had been beneficial while promising to make the state more conducive for
all and sundry.
“There
are several areas where we’ll collaborate with your agency especially in the
area of creating more centres across the state where our people can have easier
access to obtaining travel documents without stress or delay’ Amosun revealed.
In
his remarks, the leader of the delegation and Comptroller of Immigration
Service, Ogun State Command, CIS Yussuf Ganiyu Mumeen appreciated the State
Government for creating the enabling environment in the state which has aided
their operations in the past years.
CIS
Mumeen revealed that the command has strategically positioned patrol teams
across all the forty-eight roads that had been identified to be the route of
illegal immigrants to monitor and curb their activities and manage the inflow
of immigrants, as well as to investigate and enforce appropriate sanctions.
“We’ll
intensify our efforts on monitoring, intelligence and enforcement operations
against illegal and irregular immigrants as well as fish them out in the state”
Mummen assured.
He
appreciated the giant strides taking by the state government towards the
infrastructural development across the state and the successful hosting of the
first ever African Drums Festival which he said would boost the socio-economic
lives and cultural values of the citizens.
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