The Taraba State Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service on Mondayrepatriated 11 nationals of the Niger Republic who were residing in the state illegally.
The NIS State Comptroller, Habibu Haruna, disclosed this at a news briefing in Jalingo.
Haruna said the immigrants were arrested because they entered into the Takum axis of the state without valid traveling documents.
He said the aliens did not have the required traveling documents as stipulated by the Economic Community of West African States.
The comptroller, who was represented by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Solomon Gisilambe, said that the presence of the foreigners raised fears amongst residents of Takum.
Haruna said though the immigrants were not found with any incriminating materials, the command still had to repatriate them because they came in through illegal routes.
According to Haruna, the immigrants were repatriated to their country through the Jibia border in Katsina State.
He called on all expatriates wishing to come to Nigeria to ensure that they had valid traveling documents and to ensure that they entered through legal routes.
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