{"id":159931,"date":"2025-04-20T10:20:40","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T09:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/nis-repatriates-62-mali-nationals-through-illela-border-post"},"modified":"2025-04-22T22:26:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T21:26:39","slug":"nis-repatriates-62-mali-nationals-through-illela-border-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/nis-repatriates-62-mali-nationals-through-illela-border-post","title":{"rendered":"NIS repatriates 62 Mali nationals through Illela border post"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has confirmed the repatriation of 62 nationals from the Republic of Mali through the Illela Border Command in Sokoto State.<\/p>\n<p>According to a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, the Controller of the Illela Command, Mr. Tony Akuneme, disclosed that the repatriated persons comprised 51 males and 11 females.<\/p>\n<p>Akuneme explained that the Malians were escorted from the NIS Headquarters in Abuja by a team of eight immigration officers, led by Inspector Mamoud Sadiq, and transported in two buses. The team reportedly arrived at the Illela Border Post around 8:00 p.m. on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUpon their arrival, I directed the Assistant Controller in charge of Human Resources, Adamu Mshelia\u2014who also heads the Anti-Smuggling Unit\u2014to oversee the proper documentation of the repatriated individuals,\u201d Akuneme said.<\/p>\n<p>He added that after due processing, the irregular migrants were handed over to officers of the Niger Republic Police at the Birnin Konni control post, where they underwent further screening and documentation before being received by the local police chief, known as the Commisere.<\/p>\n<p>In a related update, Akuneme revealed that construction work is currently ongoing at the Illela Control Post as part of efforts to strengthen border operations.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that the NIS Comptroller-General, Kemi Nandap, has authorized the development of both mega and mini Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) at the site.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe construction company has begun land clearance and the demolition of dilapidated, unserviceable structures.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe commend the CG for this significant upgrade, which aligns with her commitment to curbing irregular and prohibited migration across the country,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Akuneme also assured the public that the security situation in the Illela and Tangaza areas remains under control, with the presence of military and other security forces addressing potential threats from Lakurawa bandits.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has confirmed the repatriation of 62 nationals from the Republic of Mali through the Illela Border Command in Sokoto State. According to a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, the Controller of the Illela Command, Mr. Tony Akuneme, disclosed that the repatriated persons comprised 51 males and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":159930,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,30],"tags":[4400,254,1402],"class_list":["post-159931","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-community","tag-mali","tag-nigeria","tag-nis"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>NIS repatriates 62 Mali nationals through Illela border post - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has confirmed the repatriation of 62 nationals from the Republic of Mali through t ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/nis-repatriates-62-mali-nationals-through-illela-border-post\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NIS repatriates 62 Mali nationals through Illela border post\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has confirmed the repatriation of 62 nationals from the Republic of Mali through t ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/nis-repatriates-62-mali-nationals-through-illela-border-post\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-04-20T09:20:40+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-04-22T21:26:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/sm_1745132950.745303.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/nis-repatriates-62-mali-nationals-through-illela-border-post#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/nis-repatriates-62-mali-nationals-through-illela-border-post\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"NIS repatriates 62 Mali nationals through Illela border post\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-20T09:20:40+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-22T21:26:39+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/nis-repatriates-62-mali-nationals-through-illela-border-post\"},\"wordCount\":311,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/nis-repatriates-62-mali-nationals-through-illela-border-post#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/sm_1745132950.745303.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Mali\",\"Nigeria\",\"NIS\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Community\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/nis-repatriates-62-mali-nationals-through-illela-border-post#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/nis-repatriates-62-mali-nationals-through-illela-border-post\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/nis-repatriates-62-mali-nationals-through-illela-border-post\",\"name\":\"NIS repatriates 62 Mali nationals through Illela border post - 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