Buhari Talks Tough, Wants Tighter Security At Nigeria’s Borders

President Buhari has directed the Nigeria Immigration Service to improve surveillance and control around the nation’s borders.
He directed the service to ensure that criminals did not find Nigeria as a safe haven to hide and perpetrate their criminality.

According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the President gave the directive in his speech at the virtual inauguration of the NIS Technology Building.

The statement was titled: ‘President Buhari directs Immigration Service to tighten security around borders, urges security outfits to raise performance’.

The President was quoted as also instructing all security agencies to raise their performance in protecting lives and property so that the country’s Global Security Index must be improved.

He promised that his regime would give the agencies the needed support for their operations.

Buhari also urged the NIS to collaborate with international security organisations like INTERPOL in safeguarding the borders.

He said, “As a security agency, I charge you to be relentless in carrying out your statutory duties of keeping our borders safe, while you ensure that criminal elements don’t find Nigeria as a safe haven to hide and perpetrate their criminality.