Senate knock Minister over Illegal Border

                                     

                                      Senate knock Minister over 1,187  illegal Borders
                                                 By Romeon Okwo


The Senate Committee on Interior had called on the Minister of Interior  Alhaji Rauf Arigbeshola to do all he can to managed the over one thousand illegal borders across the country.
The Minister who appear before the Senators to cleared the air on " Visa on Arrival policy of the  Ministry as  granted by President  Mohammadu Buhari on the Executive order on Tuesday said,"The Visa on Arrival policy" is currently being implemented in the four international Airports accross the country and that of Enugu is due to Commenced when the Eastern Airport is finally renonovated.

According to the Minister,the policy is not to issue free visa to foreigners but it is the International best practice adopt by most of the Africa Countries since Nigeria is a signatory of the Africa Continental trade agreement.
The Minister said ,"the policy is part of the requirement  for the Africa trade Agreement which Nigeria had signed and urged Nigerians not to have mist feelings about the policy .

Speaking,Senator Abba Umoro from Benue state said,they is a need for Security agencies in the country to be harmonies to curtail the insecurity crisis in the country as it is done in other countries hence it is the only way the Cutail the incessant security danger in the country .

The Senate Committee Chairman on Interior,Senator Kashim Shittima from Borno Central urged the Immigration service to  do it best to make sure bad person's are not allow into the country as the security situation now is weighting hard on the nation.
Muhammed Babandede Controller of Immigration said, Nigeria as a country stand more to benefit from others Africa countries as the policy will been profiting than living in isolation as country.





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