Immigration seeks police cooperation to tackle human trafficking, verify foreigners in Abia

The Controller, Nigerian Immigration Service, NIS, Abia State Command, Mrs Justina Nkechi Owa, has called for greater practice with the Abia State Police Command successful tackling quality trafficking and regulating foreigners entering oregon residing successful the state.

Mrs Owa made the telephone on Wednesday when she received the Commissioner of Police, Abia State Command, CP Wilfred Afolabi, astatine the Immigration Command bureau successful Umuahia.

She noted the request for due documentation, including the usage of residence permits (Brown Cards), to verify and modulate the activities of foreigners wrong Abia State.

The Controller reaffirmed the Service’s committedness to moving intimately with the Police Command to heighten information successful Abia State.

She further promised that her bid would supply officers to enactment successful the forthcoming capacity-building grooming programme being organised by the Abia State Police Command.

Earlier successful his speech, CP Afolabi said the sojourn was aimed astatine strengthening inter-agency collaboration to heighten information crossed Abia State.

The Commissioner of Police, who stressed that nary bureau could thrive successful isolation, said effectual information was achieved done coordination among information agencies.

He enjoined the ...