NIS pledges more vigilance ahead of March 18 polls
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has pledged to be more vigilant during the upcoming governorship and states assembly elections.
Mr Aminu Shamsuddin, the NIS Comptroller in Kwara, made the pledge in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin on Wednesday.
Shamsuddin said the command would deploy more than 1000 personnel to border areas and polling units during the election, as it did during the Feb. 25 Presidential and National Assembly election.
“This time around, the election is about the governor that will manage the affairs of the state and people are showing more interest, at the same time making moves.
“All security personnel are on top of the situation and will ensure that there is absolute free and fair election in the state.
“All supervisors of security agencies will be out to monitor the election, district officers will also be on standby to ensure peaceful conduct of the exercise,” he said.
The comptroller warned foreigners not to get involved in the election, as any of them caught would be dealt with in accordance with the law.
He urged Nigerians living in border areas to conduct themselves well before and after the elections, adding that land borders would be closed for 24 hours from the midnight of March 17.
(NAN)
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Democracy Day Pius Abioje Bibire Ajape Omar Bolaji Gambari Ola Falade Rapheal Ashaolu Emir Of Shonga Oba Abdulkadir La\'aro Kwara Teaching Service Commission JMK Construction Company Limited Musbau A. Akanji Yusuf Amuda Gobir Igbaja Makama Of Ilorin Ibraheem Adeola Katibi Yusuf Lawal Ambassador Kayode Laro Moses Rahman Popoola Ashiru Voices Of Tomorrow Ibraheem Abdullateef Yetunde Balogun Joseph Offorjama Maryam Nurudeen Christopher Odetunde Woro Rice Farmers Association Of Nigeria Mike Omotosho Nurudeen Mohammed Yusuf Mubarak Sa\'adatu Modibbo-Kawu Isiaka AbdulRazaq Oniye Okanlawon Taiwo Ilota 2023 Elections Savannah Centre For Diplomacy, Democracy And Development Najim Yaasin Congress For National Consensus Abdulrazaq Adebayo Offa Poly Saadu Gbogbo Iwe Abatemi-Usman Yunus Oniboki Ayotunde Emmanuel Alao Lanre Jimoh Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa Sheikh Ridhwanullah El-ilory CCB Jumoke Gafar Funmilayo Oniwa Oniyangi Kpotum Mohammed Baba Kayode Ibrahim REO CAKES Alfa Yahaya Road Monsurat Omotosho Michael Imoudu National Institute For Labour Studies Sulu Babaita Isiaka Bashir Badawi Zulu Gambari Isiaka Rafiu Mope Shuaib Olarongbe General Hospital, Offa Kwara State Government Shonga Ilorin South Constituency Valsolar Consultoria Oke-Oyi Alabi Olayemi Abdulrazak Garba Idris Ajia Sarkin Malamai IEDPU Jimoh Lambe Abdulkareem Government House Al-Hikmah Radio Balikis Jawondo

