The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Muhammad Babandede, has resumed duty following recovery and medical clearance on testing negative twice to the coronavirus.
NIS spokesman, Sunday James, stated this in a statement on Tuesday.
“The CGI Babandede resumed duty after recovery and medical clearance on testing negative twice, during the break he receives briefs online and directs accordingly with much to do with respect to national assignments as the Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service saddled with the control of entry and exit into and out of the country, enforcement of the Federal government directives with respect to the restriction order on international travels through the airports, closure of land borders, and control of seaports human mobility and traffic of passengers and crew members on vessels, ships that falls within the category cleared as essential shipments for the economy or critical requirements that supports the government fight against Covid-19,” the statement read.
Mr James said the service has engaged all its commands at the air, sea and land borders to step up operations for the control and management of human mobility, “refusing entry of non-Nigerians who have no business with government in provision of critical services as stipulated by government in the restriction orders from coming into the country and allowing Nigerian returnees back to the country by handing them over to state ministry of health, WHO officials at the entry points to be subjected to NCDC compliance in line with the medical procedures stipulated for every arriving passenger from outside the Country to curtail importation and possible spread of Covid-19.”
Babandede, according to the statement, appreciated the level of compliance by international flight carriers on restrictions and closure of land borders “as well as the Seaport Command Control as directed by government.”
He also encouraged immigration officers “to keep the tempo high without compromising national security and safety regulations.”
