The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has ordered a probe into an alleged assault of a Galaxy TV journalist, Seun Falomo, and personnel of the Oyo State Road Traffic Management Agency (OYSRTMA) by some immigration officers.
NIS comptroller general Kemi Nandap gave the order in a statement by the service’s spokesman Kenneth Udo on Wednesday.
Nandap said that the NIS would not hesitate to sanction any of its officers and men who flaunted the law and code of conduct.
NAN gathered that the incident report promptly forwarded from Zone F headquarters of NIS in Ibadan, Oyo State, where the incident occurred, indicated that personnel of OYSRTMA allegedly caught a retired assistant comptroller of immigration (ACI).
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He had violated traffic rules at Onipepeye area (Old Ife road), and the personnel tried arresting him, but the latter who wanted to explain himself was assaulted, leading to his son, who was driving his car, sustaining a fractured leg.
According to Nandap, the situation further escalated when immigration officers at Zone F office tried to intervene.
“I have ordered a thorough investigation into the case and we have however, swing into action to uncover the facts behind the fracas,” she said.
Nandap appealed for the understanding of the public and also sought sustained collaboration with other agencies of government at all levels.
