NIS intercepts 17 irregular migrants, arrests two with N34m ransom in Adamawa

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has intercepted 17 irregular migrants successful Adamawa State.
The Service, successful a abstracted cognition astir the aforesaid period, besides arrested 2 suspected kidnappers with N34 cardinal successful cash, which the suspects allegedly admitted was ransom payment.

DAILY POST learnt connected Wednesday greeting that, successful the archetypal incidental connected Sunday, September 6, 2026, operatives arrested Alhaji Jaye, 55, and Buba Bello, 34, successful possession of N34 cardinal successful cash.

During preliminary investigations, the duo reportedly confessed that the wealth was intended arsenic ransom for the merchandise of a captive.

According to a connection from the Adamawa State Command of the NIS, the command, successful a abstracted development, intercepted 17 undocumented migrants astatine a backstage residence successful Rumde Baru, a assemblage successful Yola South Local Government Area.

The statement, issued by the bureau of the authorities NIS Comptroller, Sule Jega, explained that the migrants comprised 13 Cameroonian nationals, including 8 males and 5 females, arsenic good arsenic 4 antheral Chadian nationals.

The bid said the usage of a backstage residence by the migrants indicated a concerning displacement successful their lodging pattern, arsenic undocumented migrants were progressively moving from hotels to backstage apartments.

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