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.
Rihanat Ajia Vasolar Consortium Simon Sayomi College Of Education Iqra Books Olufolake Abdulrazaq Ubandawaki Valsolar Consortium Special Adviser On Digital Innovation Ilorin General Hospital Ilorin South Constituency Hauwa Nuru Rotimi Atere Aliyu Olatunji Ajanaku Yusuf Abdulraheem Lanre Olosunde IsDB Ita-Nmo Market Egbejila Alliance For Democracy Jumoke Gafar Abdulmutalib Shittu All Peoples Party Jare Olatundun Saad Belgore Atiku Abubakar IYA YUSUF Roseline Oni Aremu Goodluck Jonathan Basic Education Certificate Examination Oloriegbe Abdulwahab Ololele Suraj Tunji Oyewale Colleges Of Education Academic Staff Union Yusuf Lanre Badmas Bashir Badawi Farouk Salim Yahaya Seriki Radio Kwara Saka Saadu Pacify Labs Lithium Adanla-Irese Salihu Ajibola Ajia Lasiele Alabi Yahaya Crystal Corner Shops Salmon Babatunde Salmon Fatai Garuba Labaka Tunde Kazeem Shonga Farm Project Bayo Ajia Magaji Erubu Ibrahim Akaje Mohammed Haruna Kwara North Kolade Solagberu Col. Ibrahim Taiwo Royal FM Saraki Ganiyu Taofiq Agor Market Baba-Isale Zulkifli Ibraheem AbdulRazaq Abubakar Jiddah Kale Belgore Shero Makama Tunde Idiagbon Road Moji Makanjuola Saka Asiat Ayinke Chief Imam Of Ilorin Ajase-Ipo Mohammed Alabi Lawal Maryam Ado Bayero Musa Alhassan Buge Yakubu Gobir Muritala Olarewaju

