{"id":38346,"date":"2021-03-04T19:39:25","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T19:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?p=38346"},"modified":"2021-03-04T17:38:37","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T17:38:37","slug":"insecurity-president-buhari-dishes-fresh-border-control-directives-to-nis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-president-buhari-dishes-fresh-border-control-directives-to-nis","title":{"rendered":"Insecurity: President Buhari dishes fresh border control directives to NIS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>President Mohammed Buhari on Thursday issued a new directive to the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS as part of measures to tackle security problems in the country.<\/p>\n<p>The Personal Assistant to the President on New Media, Bashir Ahmed made this known on his Twitter account.<\/p>\n<p>Bashir disclosed that the President has directed the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to improve surveillance and control around the nation\u2019s borders.<\/p>\n<p>He also revealed that the NIS has also been directed to double efforts at ensuring that criminal elements don\u2019t find Nigeria as a haven to hide and perpetuate their criminality.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Muhammadu Buhari today, in Abuja directed the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to improve surveillance and control around the nation\u2019s borders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe President also urged the service to ensure that criminal elements don\u2019t find Nigeria a safe haven to hide and perpetrate their criminality,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. President Mohammed Buhari on Thursday issued a new directive to the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS as part of measures to tackle security problems in the country. The Personal Assistant to the President on New Media, Bashir Ahmed made this known on his Twitter account. 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