Mr Idris said the incident triggered fresh security considerations.
NIS has blamed the scarcity of passport booklets on President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime and the Central Bank of Nigeria’s policy on forex.
The Nigeria Immigration Service says it is committed to issuing passports between three and six weeks post-biometric capture.
The squad were at their passing out parade charged to secure the country’s borders and the citizens lives and property.
The NIS comptroller in the state, Ahmed Bagari, disclosed this on Monday in Dutse, the state capital.
Idris Isah Jere takes over in acting capacity until a substantive Comptroller-General is appointed.
