Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Nigeria Immigration Service to improve surveillance and control around the nation’s borders.
The President was speaking at the virtual commissioning ceremony of the NIS Technology Building on Thursday in Abuja asking the service to make sure the country does not become a safe haven for criminal elements.
Buhari urged the NIS to partner with international security organisations such as INTERPOL in safeguarding the borders and called on all security agencies to raise their performance in protecting lives and property.
In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the President gave his assurance that his administration will give the much-needed support to the operations.
He stressed that the nation’s ranking in the Global Security Index must be improved, urging all security agencies to step up their activities towards to do their best in order to achieve this goal.
In addition, president Buhari called for strong working relationships and ties with the international community and friendly nations as it relates to migration management.
He also commended the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, for consistently pushing for the completion of the Technology Building, which would serve as the Command and Control Centre of the NIS.
In response, Aregbesola thanked President Buhari for approving the project in 2018 and following up with the completion of all phases of the facility.
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