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Border Security: NIS Calls for Inter-Agency Synergy to Curb Challenges.

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Acting Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service ( NIS) Caroline Wura-Ola Adepoju has called for sustained synergy among security agencies in dual areas of both border security and migration management to safeguard Nigeria’s territorial integrity.

Adepoju stated this when participants of the Advanced Security Management Course (ASMC) III of the National Institute for Security Studies (NISS) paid the Service a courtesy visit at its Headquarters in Abuja.

She said a management training of security agencies at top level cannot be downplayed especially with challenges ranging from weapons smuggling, banditry and other vices that may undermine the nation’s security.

A statement made available by the Service Public Relations Officer, DCI Aridegbe Adedotun to newsmen in Abuja quoted the Ag. CGI Adepoju who is also a fellow of the Institute as saying that the visit of the 27 participants did not only ignite a sense of nostalgia but opened up her horizon to the big picture, hoping it has done the same for the participants.

She said,” the Nigeria Immigration is classified into two: border security and migration management. A secure border is a secure nation, the success of this Organisation ( NIS) is a sine qua non to the success and progress of Nigeria and so the Service must be taken with all seriousness.

” And of course security is the collective responsibility of everyone especially every security agency that is why your participation in thisAdvanced Security Management Course (ASMC) III is apt.

” With the level of insecurity ongoing in Nigeria, smuggling of weapons, armed banditry, terrorism, farmers herders clashes, money laundering and sundry vices there cannot be a better time for people at management level to be exposed to serious training that you are undertaking”.

She however charged the participants to justify the confidence reposed in them, and allow the knowledge gained to cascade to subordinates and spread across board.

On collaboration she said, ” I want you to know that inter-agency synergy and collaboration cannot be over emphasised so work with your colleagues , share intelligence, when you see something, say something. Be loyal, be dedicated.” She charged them.

Speaking on behalf of the participants , Deputy Comptroller from the Nigeria Customs Service, Abubakar Dalhatu Zurumi said the knowledge imparted by the institute will be put to use while stating that the need to synergise on border management and security was important as they were meant to understand.

The participants were taken on a tour of facilities at the Service Headquarters especially the Command and Control Centre in the Technology Building.

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