The NIS controller said the victims were intercepted by operatives on Monday around 1:30 p.m., along Kankon Owode Road in Badagry
The NIS CG directed that all passport offices in Lagos should operate on Saturdays between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
He refused to surrender himself for arrest on Wednesday when anti-graft operatives besieged his Abuja residence.
The Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Lekan Balogun, has advised the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) to tackle delays in issuing passports.
The Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Lekan Balogun, has advised the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) to tackle delays in issuing passports.
“We have continued to punish NIS officers and men who try to assist people for a fee. You can assist people genuinely but not extort from them,” he said.
According to him, NIS has taken a step further to visit traditional rulers in the border communities so as not to engage in transborder crimes.
Before the extension, the CG NIS tenure had ended on April 24.
Mr Adegoke said the NIMC devised the framework with the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) to improve passport services through the timely verification of NIN.
Interior minister Rauf Aregbesola says Nigeria now has a competent electronic border security architecture to secure the country effectively.
