* CGI, Babandede
Two Indian nationals have been intercepted by the Murtala Muhammad Airport,Lagos Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service(NIS) for illegally entering Nigeria without proper documentation.
Speaking on the development, Lagos Airport Comptroller of the NIS, Abdullahi Usman stated that the two Indians both male were intercepted during the screening of Indian nationals that were been evacuated from Nigeria through the international wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos.
Usman disclosed that while profiling the men, it was discovered that they entered Nigeria through the land border and had visa on arrival application approval, which they failed to present to Immigration at the border.
Usman further disclosed that the men had been in Cotonu, Benin Republic for a month as they had the stamp of that country dated February 9, 2020, when they left and entered Nigeria illegally.
He added that since they did not present themselves for Immigration checks at the border, the two, who are 32 and 29years old will be prosecuted according to the Nigeria Immigration laws as a deterrence to others,
Meanwhile, 446 India nationals were evacuated from Nigeria on Saturday, June 20, 2020 as part of the ongoing evacuation of foreign nationals occasioned by COVID-19 pandemic.
The Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service Muhammad Babandede warned migrants to desist from breaking the Immigration laws of countries of transit or destination to avoid sanctions that may result into stopping them from coming to Nigeria or payment of fees chargeable depending on the gravity of the offence committed and what the law stipulates for any of such offence.
