No going back on plan to sync NIN with passport Govt.

The Federal Government says there is no going back on the April
29 date for the integration of the National Identity Number (NIN)
with the new passport.

The Comptroller-General, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS),
Muhammad Babandede, made this known when he paid a courtesy visit
to the Director-General, National Identity Management Commission
(NIMC), Aliyu Aziz.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that NIS had postponed
the issuance of the new passport from March 4 to April 29.

The C-G said that the postponement was to enable the service
integrate the new passport with the NIN.

Mr Babandede explained that the postponement was to ensure that
every Nigerian whether resident in the country or abroad, must have
NIN before getting the new 10 year improved e-passport.

The C-G explained further that NIN was very compulsory to every
Nigerian whether resident in the country or abroad.

“The job of NIS cannot be complete without working with
NIMC.

“The directive from President Muhammadu Buhari is clear that
every person in our territory must have one identity.

“That identity should not conflict with other identity agencies
since NIMC is the custodian of the identity of citizens.”

Mr Babandede, however, noted that NIS had shown commitment to
implement the President’s directive.

He said that with the collaborative efforts between the two
agencies, there would be no cases of multiple identity.

“If we work under one ecosystem, this is achievable.
Harmonization of the passport with NIN is not only for security
issues but is also a social and developmental NIS had postponed the
issuance of the new passport from March 4 to April 29.”

The immigration boss said that a test run had been carried out
with 1000 samples of biometric identity.

“These biometrics were matched with NIN with that of passport
and the success recorded is 89.4 per cent.”

Mr Aziz, assured Nigerians that the procedure for enrolment of
NIN was easy, urging them to utilise the opportunity.

He said that the collaboration between the commission and NIS
would be enhanced.

(NAN)

VIDEO: Again NAF Destroys ISWAP Infrastructure in Borno
Lake Chad

Video Link: https://youtu.be/5nKUIlju8og^[1]

The Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has destroyed
Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists’ vehicle
and some logistics infrastructure at Tumbun Sale and Tumbun Allura
on the fringes of Lake Chad in Borno State.

The operation was conducted on 8 March 2019 on the heels of
intelligence reports indicating the presence of ISWAP fighters
along with some vehicles and logistics support items well
camouflaged under the dense vegetation within the settlements.

Accordingly, a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Alpha Jet, supported by
an Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) platform, was
dispatched to attack the terrorists’ hideouts in successive strikes
resulting in damage to several structures as well as the
destruction of one of the terrorists’ vehicles, which was seen
engulfed in flames.

The NAF, operating in concert with surface forces, will sustain
its efforts to completely destroy all remnants of the terrorists in
the Northeast.

IBIKUNLE DARAMOLA
Air Commodore
Director of Public Relations and Information
Nigerian Air Force