NIS deports 712 illegal immigrants in Delta state

The Delta State Command of the Nigeria
Immigration Service in a statement by its
Comptroller, Mr Madu Musa, said it captured and
deported 712 illegal immigrants living in the
state.
The command said:
“In our effort to control the influx of
irregular immigrants in Delta State, we have
embarked on this mop-up exercise across
the length and breathe of the state to
remove undocumented immigrants, this is a
routine operation.
“As expected in an exercise of this nature,
thousands of persons were apprehended,
but after thorough screening, Nigerians and
other legally resident foreigners were
released, while 712 persons, (so far) have
been confirmed as irregular immigrants
(mainly of West African extraction) have
been repatriated.”
Musa added:
“We shall continue so far as there are
logistics support. The government of Delta
State has greatly assisted the command
with logistics support for this operation.”