NIS leaves border open as Lagos residents choose LG chairs, councillors
Comptroller Abdullahi Adamu of the Nigeria Immigration Service at the Seme border command says it did not receive any directives to close the border over the Lagos council election.
Mr Adamu in Seme stated on Saturday that the border was an international one, falling under the exclusive list.
According to Adamu, we have not received any letters from the Lagos state government or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the election.
“Closing of an international border should come from higher authority. There is no information regarding restriction of movement till 3:00 p.m., so our status quo remains,” said Mr Adamu.
According to him, the border cannot be closed against people coming into the country, but we can only advise them to wait until 3:00 p.m. after stamping them in before leaving the border.
Adamu said that foreigners entering the country through the border would be urged to wait somewhere, after stamping their passports, until 3:00 p.m. before leaving the border.
He, however, said the command would act accordingly if they received an order to restrict movement.
(NAN)
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