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FG Asks Immigration to Beef Up Security at Borders

The Federal Government has directed the Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Immigration Service, Caroline Wura-Ola, to pay urgent attention to the protection of the country’s land, air, and water borders.

Specifically,  it directed that more personnel should be deployed to the nation’s borders for effective protection.

The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed this during the decoration of the CG and six DCGs in Abuja on Wednesday.

The minister also urged the newly decorated officers to prioritize the welfare of Nigerians in need of travel documents.

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