No fewer than 62 Republic of Mali nationals have been repatriated by the Nigeria Immigration Service through the Illela Control Post.
The Controller of the command, Mr Tony Akuneme, who disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, added that they comprised of 51 males and 11 females.
The Mali nationals according to Akuneme were escorted from the NIS headquarters in Abuja to Illela Border in Sokoto by a team of eight officers led by Insp. Mamoud Sadiq, in two buses.
“Upon their arrival, the Assistant Controller in charge of Human Resources, Adamu Mshelia, who also doubled as the Officer in Charge of Anti-Smuggling Unit was directed to oversee the proper documentation of the repatriated individuals.
“After due procedures, the irregular migrants were handed over to officers of the Niger Republic Police at the Birnin Konni control post.
“At Birnin Konni, the migrants underwent another round of screening and documentation before being received by the Commisere, the police chief of the area,” he added.
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