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Nigeria: Immigration Chief Suspends Comptrollers Over Seme Border Extortion Allegations
The agency said it will identify officers involved and apply sanctions after online reports accused personnel of widespread extortion.
- On Friday, the Nigeria Immigration Service suspended senior officers overseeing the Lagos-Seme corridor following online reports alleging widespread extortion by personnel at the busy border crossing.
- Comptroller-General Kemi Nandap condemned the alleged misconduct as a direct violation of the Service's core values and operational standards, ordering an immediate investigation into the incidents.
- The spokesperson said Nandap "temporarily relieved the Comptrollers in charge of the affected Commands of their duties" pending the probe's outcome, ensuring accountability across Service formations.
- Investigators are identifying all officers involved to apply appropriate disciplinary measures without delay; the NIS urges the public to report misconduct through its 24-hour contact centre and social media.
- The Seme Border, connecting Nigeria and Benin Republic, has faced persistent accusations of harassment and illegal checkpoints; in January 2026, NIS officers allegedly demanded N200,000 from a traveler heading to Mali.
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Immigration Probes Comptrollers Over Seme Border Extortion Allegations
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) is probing reports of extortion by personnel along the Lagos-Seme border. Consequently, Comptroller General of Immigration, Kemi Nandap, has temporarily relieved the Comptrollers overseeing the affected Commands of their duties. In a statement on Friday, signed by the Service Public Relations Officer, DCI Akinsola Akinlabi, the Comptroller General unequivocally condemned the actions depicted in the reports, …
NIS suspends border controllers, orders probe over extortion allegations
The Comptroller-General of Immigration of the NIS, Kemi Nandap, condemned the alleged misconduct, describing it as unacceptable and a breach of the agency’s core values and operational standards. The post NIS suspends border controllers, orders probe over extortion allegations appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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