The Nigeria Immigration Service, Department of State Services, DSS, and other security agencies have been called upon to be proactive in addressing the influx of illegal miners and immigrants from the Sahelian region into Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State.
Despite the Nigerian Army reportedly stationing two truckloads of personnel in the affected communities, there are still reports of more arrivals of strange men suspected to be from the Sahelian region of West Africa under the guise of mining.
A lawyer and former presidential aide, Obol Okoi Obono-Obla, made the call after encountering numerous aliens and illegal miners in neighboring communities.
He stressed that national security should take precedence over the freedom of movement during times of insecurity and emergency.
“Where are the Nigeria Immigration Service and the DSS in effectively managing and monitoring the movement of people into the region? Their involvement and action are…
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