The Osun State Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on Friday paraded 55 irregular migrants apprehended across various locations within the state.
​Addressing journalists during a press briefing at the NIS State Command Headquarters along the Gbongan-Osogbo Road in Osogbo, the State Comptroller of Immigration, Control Officer (CIS) Identity, disclosed that the operations were part of an ongoing enforcement sweep aimed at curbing illegal residence and unauthorized movement.
​According to the Command Public Relations Officer, Deputy Superintendent of Immigration (DSI) Olusola Ajayi, the arrests were executed following intelligence-led raids across key locations, including mining communities in Ilesa, commercial hubs in Osogbo, and border transit points in Ede.
​The 55 individuals, consisting of nationals from Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of Congo, were found to have entered Nigeria and settled in Osun State without valid travel documents, residence permits, or required entry endorsements.
​The NIS emphasized that while Nigeria remains open to foreign nationals who enter through legal channels, it maintains zero tolerance for undocumented entry. Profiles of the detained individuals are currently being processed, after which the Command will initiate official repatriation procedures in line with international protocols and the Nigeria Immigration Act.
Osun State Comptroller of Immigration, Abraham Akinyemi, confirmed that the directive came from the Comptroller General to send all 55 individuals back to their home countries.
The NIS noted the migrants were involved in an unregistered, illegal online venture (associated with QNET).
Authorities are actively tracking down the local agents and syndicate facilitators who illegally brought the migrants into Nigeria via unapproved routes through Yola, Adamawa State.
The case is being handled purely as a law enforcement and border-control issue (undocumented entry and illegal commercial activity) rather than a human rights, political, or state persecution matter.
