Authorities of the Nigerian Immigration Services (NIS) have placed sponsors of the #EndBadGovernance protest on its blacklist.
Comptroller-General of NIS, Kemi Nandap, who announced this at Defence Headquarters, Abuja on Tuesday, said these persons who are in the diaspora would be arrested immediately they step their legs on Nigerian territory.
She spoke shortly after a strategic meeting organized by the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa.
The Defence Chief and other heads of intelligence agencies as well as other chiefs of para-military agencies were in a closed-door with a view to enforcing the crackdown order given by the President, Bola Tinubu.
Speaking to journalists after the meeting, Nandap said, “We have diaspora sponsors, they are on our watchlist. They are watchlisted, any attempt they make to come into the country, we’ll be notified and they will be picked up and handed to appropriate authority.”
The Immigration Boss said the Service has in response to the protest deployed more officers to borders both land and airports to ensure efficient manning of those entry and exit points.
According to her, the Service has also increased up surveillance to prevent foreign involvement in the country.
On his part, the Director-General Department of State Services (DSS), Yusuf Bichi, claimed the agency had found certain sponsors but rejected offered further information.
The secret police commander, who was represented at the meeting by the DSS’ spokesman, Peter Afunanya, said certain bank accounts had already been stopped.
Afunanya said some of the persons operating such accounts are residing abroad, adding that they are being monitored.