May 25, 2026
Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Kemi Nandap
By Omeiza Ajayi, ABUJA
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has raised the alarm over a surge in fraudulent migration schemes and irregular cross-border activities orchestrated by individuals and criminal networks across the country, warning Nigerians that leaving the country without valid travel documents is illegal and carries grave personal dangers.
The service, in a statement signed by its public relations officer, DCI Akinsola Akinlabi, on Monday in Abuja, said criminal networks have been preying on vulnerable individuals, particularly young women, through deceptive offers of employment, education and the promise of better lives abroad, schemes that frequently end in forced labour, human trafficking, and other forms of exploitation.
