The Nationwide Inland Waterways Authority has concluded plans to strengthen collaboration with the Nigerian Immigration Service to curb unlawful migration by the Lagos waterways.
The businesses disclosed this on Thursday when the brand new Comptroller of Immigration Service in command of Lagos Seaports and Marine Command, Joseph Dada, visited the Lagos Space Supervisor of NIWA, Sarat Braimah, at Marina, Lagos.
Talking throughout the assembly, the comptroller noticed that the service would fare higher in attaining its mandate with a strategic partnership with NIWA.
“We’ve got some challenges on the waterways even though we do patrols. Collaborating with NIWA will assure stronger waterway operations,” Dada mentioned.
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Dada defined that even though folks had the correct emigrate, they needed to do it legally.
He added, “We aren’t saying folks shouldn’t migrate or japa from Nigeria. Migration is a part of life and folks have a proper to hunt greener pastures, however they have to do it the correct approach.
“They must get their passports and visas and journey by the suitable channels.”
The Immigration boss lamented that several Nigerian girls who had fallen sufferer to human trafficking have been lured with job gives.
Earlier, the Lagos Space Supervisor of NIWA welcomed the strategic collaborations with NIS, careworn that each business has been working for the widespread good of Nigeria.
Braimah mentioned, “We anticipate this collaboration will ban unlawful migration. Migration is a part of life. As you noticed earlier, it fosters tourism, tradition and growth.
“Nonetheless, we’d help the NIS attain their goal: that folks shouldn’t migrate illegally.”
“Various passengers board ferries from Marina jetty to Badagry and Port Novo. We don’t know their last locations and can’t confirm their identification; however, we are open to NIS partnership to hold out-migration checks.”
She declared that NIWA may prepare NIS officers to board vessels safely and supply boats, life jackets, and other tools when the NIS requests them.
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