The Comptroller General of Immigration, Isah Idris, who approved the immediate redeployment of the forty one senior officers, admitted that it was done ahead of Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections.
In a statement by the NIS Public Relations officer, Tony Akuneme, the Service explained that the redeployment affected eleven Assistant Comptrollers General in charge of the various zones across the country.
It noted that thirty Comptrollers were posted to new states, especially those States bordering some countries in Africa.
The NIS spokesman further stated that all the deployments are with immediate effect and that the CGIS placed a very high premium on the critical role of his personnel in the success of the forthcoming general elections.
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