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Nigeria Immigration

UPDATE: Alleged Drug Charges: Immigration Suspends Personnel

by Victor Ndubuisi July 24, 2024

written by Victor Ndubuisi 1 minutes read

Because of several alleged drug trafficking allegations, the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, has terminated Akomolafe Gbenga Michael, one of its officers stationed at Murtala Muhammad International Airport.

At the Federal High Court in Lagos, Akomolafe is now being charged.

According to a statement released by the NIS’s public relations officer, deputy comptroller of immigration Kenneth Udo, Akomolafe has been suspended and is the subject of internal procedures as a result of the accusations made against him.

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Udo stated that before making any more statements regarding the subject, the service will wait to hear the case, which began in May.

“The Service, therefore, fully supports the court proceedings aimed at determining the level of his culpability.

“Nigeria Immigration Service awaits the court judgement before making further comments on this to avoid subjudice.

“The Service reaffirms its commitment to excellent service delivery, discipline, and zero tolerance for criminality and will not hesitate to sanction any officer whose conduct is contrary to these ideals,” Udo said.

July 24, 2024

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Organ Harvesting: Nigerian Immigration Service Reveals Age Of ‘Organ Donor’

by Victor Ndubuisi June 26, 2022

written by Victor Ndubuisi 3 minutes read

Nwamini David Ukpo, the young Nigerian at the center of the “organ donor” story that resulted in the detention of former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, in the UK, is 21 years old, according to information released by the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) on Sunday.

The revelation was revealed by the NIS Comptroller General, Isa Jere, during the debate concerning Ukpo’s age, with some sources stating he is just 15 years old.

However, following a conversation with journalists, the NIS director stated in a statement that the applicant’s letter of indigeneity and the National Population Commission’s (NPC) birth certificate record all match the date of birth listed on the details submitted for verification, which is 12-10-2000.

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Prior to the passport being authorized and granted, he claimed that all necessary precautions were taken to thoroughly review the supplied paperwork.

The NIS director stressed that the organization was not associated with any age-falsification schemes or other dubious dealings involving the ongoing scandal.

Jere said: “The attention of the Service has been drawn to the trending issue in connection with an alleged case of age falsification on a Nigerian Standard Passport issued by Nigeria Immigration Service to a Nigerian who is alleged to be at the centre of an investigation of the case of “organ harvesting”.

“The Service wishes to set the record straight by informing the general public that the suggestions that it did not properly vet the breeder documents issued by the applicant during his passport application are not only off the mark, but mere fabrications aimed at tarnishing the image of the Service.

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“The facts of the matter concerning the case above, therefore, are that the said Mr. David Ukpo Nwamina applied and paid for the enhanced standard passport using the NIS portal after which he approached the Gwagwalada Passport Office, FCT Abuja, on the 2nd November, 2021 for his interview. To support his application, Mr. Nwamina presented all the necessary documents required, including his National Population Commission (NPC) issued Birth Certificate, showing 12 October, 2000, as his date of birth; his National Identity Number (NIN) corroborating the date of birth on his birth certificate, issued by NIMC; a letter of introduction issued by Ebonyi State Government Liaison Office situated at Maitama District Abuja, and a Guarantor’s form duly signed by one Mr. Uchechukwu Chukwuma Ogbonno.

“In view of the above, the general public may wish to be informed that the date of birth, or any other information for that matter, on any Nigerian passport is printed on the document only after a thorough vetting process that involves both physical and forensic examination of the applicant’s breeder documents. Mr. Nwamina’s case, therefore, was not different.

“While assuring of the Service’s commitment towards protecting the integrity of the passport, the Service wishes to seize this opportunity to appeal to the general public to desist from making such unfounded utterances as they are capable of denting the image of the Service.”

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According to Anaedoonline.ng, Ekweremadu and his wife were detained by the UK Metropolitan Police on Tuesday at Heathrow Airport for allegedly engaging in people trafficking and organ smuggling.

Following their Thursday arraignment at the Uxbridge Magistrates Court, they were denied bail and remanded in jail until July 7.

June 26, 2022

Why Rivers People Made Fubara Their Political Leader – Peter Odili

LATEST: Ex-Gov Odili’s Seized Passport Released By Immigration

by Victor Ndubuisi February 7, 2022

written by Victor Ndubuisi 1 minutes read

The legal adviser of the Nigerian Immigration Service, Jimoh Abdulkadir Adamu has finally bowed to a court order to release the former Rivers State Governor, Peter Odili’s Seized passport.

This is coming after NIS incurred a ₦2m fine over its disobedience to release the passport of the former Governor.

Odili’s passport which was confiscated on alleged order of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), was released to him in his Abuja residence.

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Adamu on had Monday had submitted a motion confirming the release of the passport directly to Odili at the Federal High Court in Abuja.

However, Adamu is set to appear before the court on accusations of “professional misconduct” filed against him by the former governor.

The lawyer was summoned by Justice Iyang Eden Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, to appear before him to defend his role in the refusal of NIS to release the passport.

According to report, the motion and affidavit of compliance, confirming the release of the passport has been served on Odili’s lawyer, Chief Ifedayo Adedipe, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria.

Odili personally signed a document acknowledging receipt of the passport from the NIS legal adviser.

February 7, 2022

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#EndSARS Activists Now On No-Fly List – Nigeria Immigration

by AnaedoOnline November 3, 2020

written by AnaedoOnline 4 minutes read

The Nigerian Immigration have revealed that activists who took active parts in the recent #EndSARS protest across Nigeria have been allegedly placed on a no-fly list.

A no-fly list is a register of people banned from boarding commercial aircrafts for travel within, into, or out of a country.

A number of persons, who took part in the protest had already been prevented from travelling out of Nigeria in recent days by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) after being informed that they were on the no-fly list and were being investigated by the authorities.

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A particular case of reference is that of a lawyer, Modupe Odele, who was prevented by the NIS from making a trip to the Maldives where she was billed to celebrate her birthday.

While it was initially thought that the NIS acted alone in that incident, SaharaReporters has now confirmed that the names of Odele and other active participants in the protest were included on the list following their efforts in rallying demonstators at the Lekki Toll Gate area of Lagos where Nigerian Army personnel attacked and killed several protesters on the evening of October 20, 2020.

“Odele was prevented from travelling as a result of a memo from the Nigerian military claiming that they were investigating her.

“The military sent us a no-fly list of #EndSARS leaders especially agitators involved at the Lekki protest,” the NIS source told newsmen.

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Earlier on Monday, Modupe Odele had shared with her friends how she was stopped by NIS from travelling out of the country at the Lagos airport.

She said, “For my birthday, I had planned a trip to the Maldives. It was really for a break as the events of the last three weeks have exhausted my mind and body in a way I have never been exhausted in my life.

“I went to the airport, passed through immigration, and while I was putting my bags through the body and baggage scanner, the immigration officer who had previously cleared me, called me back. He told me he had orders from above to detain me.

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“Okay, at this point I’m like ‘excuse me, my flight is in an hour. On what grounds are you detaining me?’ He didn’t respond. Instead, he goes to his computer where he typed in my name and something that looked like a ‘wanted poster’ popped up on the portal.

“He blocked my view so I couldn’t see most of it but I saw some of it. And it read something like – ‘This person is under investigation by XYZ intelligence agency. If seen, they should be apprehended on sight.

“Since the #EndSARS peaceful protests started in Nigeria about three weeks ago, I and some super courageous women have been providing support to Nigerians as they came out to peacefully exercise their constitutional rights.

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“I was specifically in charge of legal aid and so co-led www.endsarslegalaid.co. where we succeeded in helping over 80 peaceful protesters who were arrested get released. It was back-breaking and emotionally tasking work but the joy that the family expressed when being reunited with loved ones made it all worth it.

“I’m not a full-time activist or human rights attorney. I am a corporate lawyer at the moment so dealing with police stations isn’t my area of expertise. I did what needed to be done in the face of gross injustice and had the support of over 800 wonderful volunteer lawyers.”

Odele, during the nationwide protest, offered her services as a lawyer free of charge to help release scores of participants arrested and detained by the police for exercising their rights.

Responding, the Nigerian Government has denied a ‘no-fly list’ of young Nigerians protesting police brutality in the country after a report exposed the plan.

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Already, a few Nigerians have reportedly had their passports seized while attempting to leave the country.

The Ministry of Interior in a tweet on Tuesday said, “The Ministry of Interior did not, has not and will not generate any no-fly list. Ignore fake news, please!”

November 3, 2020