- Offers condolences to families of fallen officers
The Acting Comptroller General of Immigration, Caroline WuraOla Adepoju, has conducted an assessment visit to the Illela Border Control Post to ensure the effective implementation of the Federal Government’s directive to temporarily close land borders with Niger Republic in light of their ongoing political instability.
According to a statement issued on Wednesday by the Service Public Relations Officer, Aridegbe Adedotun, a Deputy Comptroller of Immigration, the aim of the visit was to evaluate the level of compliance with the closure and reinforce the importance of interagency collaboration and intelligence sharing.
During the visit on Wednesday, the Acting CGI expressed her satisfaction with the degree of compliance observed at the Illela Border Control Post.
She extended her appreciation to the officers for their diligence in upholding the closure directives.
Adepoju took the opportunity to reiterate her earlier directive to all Comptrollers of Commands in states bordering Niger Republic, emphasizing the need for unwavering adherence to the closure measures.
Addressing the officers, Adepoju remarked, “Having witnessed the working conditions firsthand, including the Mamman Suka checkpoint, I recognize the challenges faced by my personnel. I am committed to leveraging our budgetary allocation to enhance the overall welfare and working environment of our personnel nationwide.”
Prior to her visit to the Illela Control Post, the Acting CGI also made a visit to the Usman Danfodio Teaching Hospital.
While there, she directly engaged with injured personnel who had fallen victim to a bandit assault at the Mamman Suka checkpoint near Illela.
The unfortunate incident resulted in the tragic loss of two lives.
However, interacting with the hospitalized officers, she extended her unwavering support and solidarity.
She pledged to provide assistance to the grieving families during this trying period and made a firm commitment to ensuring that her personnel’s sacrifices would not be in vain as all necessary resources to bring the bandits to justice will be deployed.
Adepoju further engaged with the Governor of Sokoto State, Ahmad Aliyu Sokoto, and also paid a visit to the palace of the Sultan of Sokoto His Eminence, Sa’ad Abubakar III.
In these meetings, she sought the support of both the state government and traditional leaders in effectively managing the borders. She received assurances of collaboration and support from both quarters, with the government and traditional rulers pledging their commitment to the successful implementation of all border management initiatives.
