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Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS cautions Sokoto Residents Over Use Of Unauthorized Routes
The Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, has cautioned residents of Illela border town in Sokoto State against using illegal routes to travel abroad.
The warning came during a sensitisation campaign organised in collaboration with the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies to curb migrant smuggling and human trafficking.
Speaking at the event, Assistant Comptroller of Immigration, Mukhtar Inuwa, who represented the Comptroller-General, Mrs. Kemi Nanna Nandap, urged residents to always follow due process when seeking to travel out of the country.
He warned that many Nigerians who rely on unauthorised agents in pursuit of foreign opportunities often fall victim to exploitation, forced labour, or human trafficking.
“When you follow illegal routes, you expose yourself to danger. Many people die in the desert or at sea, while others end up stranded without valid documents,” Inuwa said.
The Illela Border Command Controller, Tony Akueneme, said the command remains committed to tackling irregular migration and strengthening security along the Sokoto–Niger Republic corridor.
Also speaking, Divisional Police Officer CSP Mukhtar advised parents to educate their children on the dangers of illegal migration, noting that early awareness can help prevent such risks.
A representative of the Nigerian Army called for more cooperation between border communities and security agencies to combat cross-border crimes.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced Morocco as winners of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
The CAF Appeal Board ruled in favour of Morocco, declaring that Senegal forfeited the AFCON final by walking off the field during the game.
Morocco were awarded a 3–0 walkover victory.
This decision upholds Morocco’s appeal following the chaotic events in the match.
DAILY POST recalls that the Senegal team briefly walked off the pitch in protest after a controversial penalty was awarded to Morocco late in regulation time.
They were called back to the field by their captain, Sadio Mané, and later won the game 1–0.
CAF determined that this action constituted a violation of Article 84, or the equivalent regulations concerning refusal to play or abandoning the field.
Under AFCON rules, a team that refuses to continue playing or leaves the field without authorization faces elimination and forfeiture of the match.
A total of three operatives of different security agencies in Anambra State collapsed during the inauguration of Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, on Tuesday.
The incident happened during the parade at the Dr Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka.
The three operatives are one male police operative, another male operative of the Directorate of State Services (DSS) and a female operative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC.
The police operative collapsed first, followed by the NSCDC operative, who slumped towards the end of the event and was later escorted to an ambulance, after she refused to be moved in a stretcher.
A source said the police operative was later resuscitated, but was still not stable, and was taken in an ambulance to Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Amaku Awka.
The collapse of the service officers was attributed to fatigue and the long period of parade under harsh sunny weather.
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