The Emir of Gwandu, Rtd. Major General Muhammadu Iliyasu Bashar has assured traditional leaders of support for the Nigeria Immigration Service in ensuring border security.

The Emir, who gave the assurance when he received, on a courtesy visit, the Comptroller General of the Immigration Service, Kemi Nnana Nandap, in his palace in Birnin Kebbi, described Nigeria as having uncontrollable borders with many roads and pathways.

While thanking the Comptroller General for the visit, the Royal Father urged her to be more proactive in the discharge of her duty, as security is very important in every society.

He called on other security agencies to collaborate with the Nigeria Immigration Service in ensuring security in the country. 

The Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service, Kemi Nnana Nandap, told the Emir that her visit to the state and the palace was to seek the royal father’s blessing and support to ensure security in the border communities. 

The Comptroller General described Kebbi State as very special to the Nigeria Immigration Service, not because of its borders with the Niger and Benin Republics but because it has officers mounted on these borders to ensure security. 

She said Kebbi State has two borders, the Niger and Benin Republics, and there is a need to have good working relationships with the people of the state and also border communities, especially in information gathering and sharing.