The comptroller general of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Caroline Adepoju, has announced a plan to deploy e-gates and more logistics to airports and other entry points to improve border security and migration management nationwide.

Ms Adepoju said this in an interview on Friday in Abuja.

According to her, the electronic gates will be deployed at some selected airports to facilitate passengers entering and leaving the country.

“On the other hand, in migration management, NIS is deploying an e-gate to our airports as a pilot scheme because, as time goes on, electronic gates will be deployed in our various points of entry.

“The purpose of this is to ease movement for our travellers and passengers,” she added.

The NIS boss, whose appointment was confirmed by President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, said Nigerians should expect improved border security and migration management under her stewardship.

She said appropriate facilities would be deployed to ensure proper monitoring and documentation of the movement of persons across the country’s land, air and sea borders.

Ms Adepoju said the service would continue to train its personnel and provide them with the necessary logistics to carry out their responsibilities effectively and efficiently.

“Very soon, in company with the ACG in charge of border management, I’ll be going on an on-the-spot assessment of the environment under which my personnel on the field work,” said Ms Adepoju.

She added, “I want to go and reassess the environment to see how we can improve the condition of their service, look into their needs and meet with them.”

(NAN)