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ATTACK ON SERVICE SECURITY FACILITIES, CONTRACTORS ON SITE BY SUSPECTED TERRORISTS
The Service regrets to announce a recent attack by a suspected terrorist group on Border facilities and contractors on site, at the Kangiwa Border in Kangiwa Local Government Area of Kebbi State at about 1920 hours on Friday 10th, January 2025. e-SignedDCI KT UDOSERVICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,NIGERIA IMMIGRATION SERVICE HEADQUARTERS,ABUJA.12TH JANUARY, 2025
January 13th, 2025
NIGERIA IMMIGRATION SERVICE RECEIVES IOM’s CHIEF OF MISSION, AND THE AMBASSADOR OF BURKINA FASO TO NIGERIA ON A COURTESY VISIT
Today, IOM’s Chief of Mission, Paola Pace, and Ambassador of Burkina Faso, Passida Paschal Gouba, paid a courtesy visit to the Comptroller General of Immigration Service, KN Nandap, pcc, mnis, fsmn. The visit aimed to strengthen bilateral relations, address shared concerns on regional migration. DCI KT UDO,Service Public Relations Officer,Service Headquarters, Abuja.20th December, 2024.
December 22nd, 2024
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