FG Places Diaspora Sponsors Of Protesters On Watchlist

The Nigeria Immigration Service says diaspora sponsors of protesters that are calling for undemocratic change of government are already on its watch list.

The Comptroller General Nigerian Immigration Service (CG NIS), Kemi Nanna Nandap, said this at a joint press conference of service chiefs and heads of security agencies at the Defence Headquarters Abuja on Tuesday August 6.

Nandap said: “we have diaspora sponsors, they are on our watchlist. They are watchlisted,any attempt they make to come into the country, we’ll be notified and they will be picked up and handed to appropriate authority”

The Immigration boss said the Service has in response to the protest deployed more officers to borders both land and airports to ensure effective manning of those entry points.

Nandap said the Service has also stepped up surveillance to prevent foreign intervention in the country.

The Director General Department of State Services Yusuf Bichi said the agency has uncovered some sponsors but declined given further information.

The DG, DSS who was represented by the Service Spokesman Peter Afunanya said some accounts have been blocked.

He said some of the persons operating such accounts are staying abroad,adding that they are being monitored.

THE NATION