The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Oyo State Command, has apprehended 40 suspected illegal immigrants in Akinyele Local Government Area.
Oyo State Comptroller of NIS, Tayo Dada, confirmed the arrests, stating they were carried out based on credible intelligence.
Profiling of the suspects revealed that 27 are Cameroonians, two are Ghanaians, 10 are Beninese, and one is Togolese. Among them, 32 are males and eight are females, aged between 18 and 35 years.
Further investigations indicated that 10 of the individuals are farmers, while 30 claimed to be engaged in online marketing. None possessed valid residence permits or travel documents, having entered Nigeria through unauthorized routes.
Dada disclosed that the Comptroller General of Immigration, Kemi Nanna Nandap, has ordered the necessary procedures to be followed for their repatriation.
