The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has that it registered no fewer that 80,000 migrants since the migrant e-registration commenced in July 2019.
The Comptroller General of NIS, Mr. Muhammad Babandede, who disclosed this in a statement by NIS spokesman, Mr. Sunday James, said 45, 000 of them were irregular migrants while 35,000 were regulars.
“So far, 80 migrants have been registered comprising 45,000 irregular migrants, representing 66 per cent of the total number of migrants registered, and 35,000 representing 34 per cent of regular migrants.”
Babandede also said between November and December, the agency intercepted 70 human trafficking victims being herded out of the country.
He added that a suspected human trafficker was intercepted with five female victims en route from Niger Republic to Europe on November 23.
Besides, he said the service intercepted 37 underage children in Dankama on November 26 and 28 persons in Kongolam, Katsina State, on December 2.
“The objective of the migrant e-registration is to afford the government the opportunity to know precisely the total number of migrants resident in the country as well as their status.
“The migrant data would also assist the government in sociopolitical and national demographic growth plans,” Babanded said.
