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Nigeria's restive Borno moves to prevent influx of illegal aliens

Xinhua, March 3, 2016 Adjust font size:

Nigeria's restive northeast Borno has concluded plans to collaborate with immigration to check influx of illegal aliens to the state, an official said Thursday.

Usman Zannah, the state Commissioner for Local Government and Emirate Affairs, stated this when the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Comptroller in the state, Jacob Sabo, paid him a courtesy visit in Maiduguri, the state capital.

Zannah said the collaboration would also help reduce the high rate of crime in the state.

He said eight out of the 27 local government areas in the state shared common borders with Chad, Cameroon and Niger republics.

He commended the efforts of the NIS in combating the Boko Haram insurgency and prayed for the repose of the souls of those who died fighting insurgency.

The commissioner appealed to the command to assist in preventing crime and restoring order in some communities in Borno destabilized by the insurgency.

Earlier, the comptroller informed the commissioner that the visit was aimed at strengthening relationship between the NIS and the state. Endit