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By Punch
Sep 12, 2024

Border patrol arrests 156 illegal immigrants

The Coordinator of the team, Mohammed Shuaibu, a Deputy Controller of Customs, disclosed this while displaying the seized contraband to journalists in Ikeja on Wednesday.

He added that these interceptions took place within the South-West region.

“Within the period under review, a total of 125 persons were refused entry, 11 persons were refused departure, 109 suspected male immigrants, and 47 female immigrants were arrested.

“We also intercepted 18 victims of human traffic, and two suspended trafficking agents were arrested,” he said.

Shuaibu stated that within the period under review, the sum of N31.3m was obtained as an auction value.

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