The Nigeria Immigration Service has begun mopping up of illegal immigrants in Osun State ahead of the general elections holding between March and April, 2014.
The Comptroller of NIS in Osun State, Mr. Chris Onunwor, while parading the illegal immigrants arrested by officials of the command in Osogbo on Friday, said they were not going to deport them but would make sure that any of them who wanted to continue to live in the country have their documentation done properly.
He said the NIS officials who were in all local government areas in the state were working to ensure that nationals of other countries residing in Nigeria had proper documentation.
He said, “We know that there are nationals of other countries living in Nigeria and most of them are doing legitimate business but some came in through illegal routes.
“So we are carrying out mop up exercise all over the country to ensure that aliens do not participate in the forthcoming elections.
“They don’t have the right to participate in elections in Nigeria either by voting or by being used by some unscrupulous politicians to cause violence. We are working to ensure that the nationals of other countries do not participate in our elections.
“We want them to have proper documentation and with this we will be able to monitor their movement and activities. We are also calling on those habouring these illegal immigrants to bring them out for proper documentation.”
Onunwor, who resumed as the comptroller general in Osun State command in early February, urged residents to make useful information available to assist the command in knowing illegal immigrants.
He said some of the foreign nationals causing trouble in the country did not come with evil intention but said they might have been corrupted by just one of them who had contact with some bad groups.
He, however, said that security agencies would be able to monitor their activities if they were properly registered by the NIS.
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