The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has seized temporary and permanent Nigerian voter cards from Nigeriens staying illegally in Jigawa State.
Seven such Nigeriens and a Malian were paraded yesterday in Dutse, the state capital by the Comptroller of the NIS in Jigawa State, Mr. Isa Jere.
He said the service arrested and repatriated 430 illegal immigrants in Jigawa between January and November this year.
Jere said 90 percent of the arrested immigraants were from Niger Republic while others were from Cameroun, Chad and Mali.
According to him, the service has intensified its mop-up operation to get rid of illegal immigrants in the state before the commencement of the 2015 general elections.
“We are committed to repatriating illegal immigrants in our midst because they don’t have right or have any business to participate in our elections” he said.
The comptroller also said that the state’s command had seized 20 voters’ cards from Nigerien immigrants.
He said that 11 out of the 20 were permanent voters’ cards while the remaining were temporary ones.
The NIS chief said that his officers and men were vigilant to prevent foreigners from participating in the forthcoming general elections.
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