The Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS,,
Muhammad Babandede, on Saturday said ECOWAS would set up a
Migration Academy in Tugga, Kebbi State, to train immigration
officers in the sub-region.
Mr Babandede disclosed this in Kano on Saturday at the Passing
out Parade of 396 cadets of the 44th Superintendent Basic Course in
Kano.
He said the decision to establish the institution was taken at a
meeting of ECOWAS Heads of Immigration held in Abuja in 2017.
He said the academy, when established, would help in training
officers and border security personnel within the sub-region.
Mr Babandede said the institution would also strengthen
collaboration between immigration officers and border security
personnel within the sub-region.
He also said that the academy would help officers to learn
French to enhance regional corporation and strengthen the capacity
of the personnel.
He said that NIS gathered 30 professors at the Command and Staff
College, Sokoto, to develop new and responsive training curricula
for the training institutions.
The comptroller said the service would intensify efforts at the
ongoing reforms on operational activities and staff welfare.
He urged them to be hardworking, dedicated, disciplined and be
good ambassadors of the service.
In her remark, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior,
Georgina Ehuriah, said the event represented a sincere
demonstration of government commitment to strengthen national
security architecture and gainful employment.
“As you pass out from this institution today, I enjoin you to
remain guided by the training you have received as well as by the
agencies rules of engagement in your conduct,” she said.
The Comptroller-General, Ghana Immigration, Kwame Takyi, ssid
Ghana would continue to support the academy, adding that it was
ready to partner other ECOWAS heads to make the dream a
reality.
The commandant of the training school, Richard Adegoke, thanked
the immigration boss for providing an enabling environment for the
cadets.
He urged the graduates to uphold and apply the requisite
knowledge and good values they had imbibed during their training as
good ambassadors of the school.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that those who attended the
event include, senators, representative of the Emir of Kano and
heads of all security agencies in the state.
NAN
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DSS is Not Recruiting Now- Spokesperson
The attention of the Department of State Services (DSS) has been
drawn to a false advertisement being circulated on social media
platforms that it is recruiting. The Service wishes to state that
the information is not correct and should be treated as a scam by
fraudsters to swindle unsuspecting members of the public,
particularly job applicants.
This statement, therefore, serves as an advice to potential
victims to be wary of the misleading advertorial so as not to fall
into the hands of unscrupulous persons that may defraud them. Those
seeking information on recruitment into the Service are advised to
verify such from its State Commands and other formations.
Similarly, scammers are warned to desist from this inglorious
act as the Service will not hesitate to bring the full weight of
the law to bear on perpetrators.
Peter AFUNANYA
Public Relations Officer,
Department of State Services,
National Headquarters,
Abuja