NIS Nabs 51 Illegal Immigrants In Karu Nasarawa State

The Nigeria Immigration Service has arrested fifty one (51) illegal immigrants at New Nyanya, Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa state.

A statement by the Service Public Relations Officer, Akinsola Akinlabi says the illegal migrants, who are all mallians between the ages of 17 and 25 were arrested at their hideouts, following a credible intelligence.

According to the statement eleven of them are females, while forty others are males.

It states that preliminary investigation conducted by the service indicates that the migrants may have been victims of Trafficking in Person and Smuggling of Migrants because non of them presented any valid travel document or residence permit during interrogation.

Akinlabi said they have been taken into the custody of service and are undergoing further profiling and investigation.

PR Nkiru Njamanze