EFCC probes alleged visa overstay racketeering in Nigeria Immigration Service

Indications person emerged that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is investigating an alleged visa overstay racketeering successful the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS.

It was gathered that 5 officers of the Service, including a Deputy Comptroller, person been quizzed arsenic portion of the ongoing probe.

Sources successful the EFCC explained that the racketeering strategy has been going connected for a agelong time, dating backmost to respective erstwhile NIS Comptroller-Generals but lone precocious came to light. According to them, the strategy involves alleged extortion of immense sums from foreigners who overstayed their visas, successful bid to let them to stay successful the state illegally.

The signifier violates provisions of the Nigeria Visa Policy 2025, done which the Federal Government introduced a caller punishment strategy to deter visa abuse. According to provisions of the policy, foreigners who overstay their visa volition beryllium fined $15 for each time they stay successful the state aft their visa has expired.

Sources said EFCC operatives are investigating elder migration officers astatine the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport and the NIS headquarters, Abuja.