EXCLUSIVE: Crisis In Nigerian Immigration, Enugu Command Over Alleged Extortion Of Passport Applicants, Mass Transfer Of Officers

The Deputy Comptroller of Immigration (DCI) and Passport Control Officer (PCO) in charge of the Enugu State Command, Angela Nwachukwu Obiora, has been accused of inventing illegal "commitment" and "express" fees, directly undermining the passport centralisation reforms introduced by the Federal Ministry of Interior.

A major crisis is rocking the Enugu State Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) following allegations of systemic extortion, sabotage of federal policies, and the punitive mass transfer of over 50 officers of Enugu State origin.

The Deputy Comptroller of Immigration (DCI) and Passport Control Officer (PCO) in charge of the Enugu State Command, Angela Nwachukwu Obiora, has been accused of inventing illegal "commitment" and "express" fees, directly undermining the passport centralisation reforms introduced by the Federal Ministry of Interior.

An official "Staff Posting Order" from the NIS Zone ‘G’ Headquarters in Benin City, dated May 19, 2026, with reference number NIS/ZG/ADM/129/Vol.3/191, which SaharaReporters obtained exclusively, has exposed the immediate and sweeping redeployment of the affected officers.

Insiders allege the mass purge was orchestrated to suppress internal resistance against the PCO's extortion racket.