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FCT NSCDC foster ties with NIS for optimal service delivery

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) FCT Command has strengthened ties with the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to enhance optimal service delivery in the FCT.

By Kelechi Ogunleye

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) FCT Command has strengthened ties with the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to enhance optimal service delivery in the FCT.

This is contained in a statement by the  FCT NSCDC Spokesperson, Monica Ojobi on Thursday in Abuja.

According to the statement, the reinforced partnership kicked-off when the FCT Comptroller of Immigration, Sharifat Ibrahim paid a courtesy visit to the FCT NSCDC Commandant, Olusola Odumosu.

Odumosu said that although both agencies have different statutory roles, both organisations however, were saddled with the same goal of protecting lives and properties as well as territorial borders of the country.

According to him, being that both agencies are from same mother Ministry; the Ministry of Interior, inter-agency collaboration will continue to abound.

The commandant urged the comptroller to always avail the command  with intelligence information for easy operation.

“We are ready to continue to build upon the existing relationship between the two agencies and that is why whenever we arrest foreign nationals mining illegally, we hand them over to NIS for profiling to ascertain the authenticity of their visas,” he said.

Earlier, CIS Ibrahim, lauded the FCT commandant for the collaboration and support the service had received since his assumption of office.

The FCT NIS boss added that the service had gone digital in every aspect of their services, hence promoting the use of digital gadgets to Apple for Nigerian passports conveniently.

She however requested that the support and synergy be sustained for better results.(NAN)

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