12 arrested by Immigration in Katsina en route Europe
- The Nigerian Immigration's tight border control is yielding results - Officials of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) nabbed 12 persons in Katsina on their way to Europe - Seven of the girls used hijab to disguise themselves for easy passage, but they were nabbed Seven girls using hijab to disguise themselves and evade arrest at the border were among the 12 persons intercepted by the NIS in Katsina on their way to Europe, Daily Trust reports. According to the report, this brings the total number of persons apprehended by the NIS to 40 in the last four months as they tried to cross various legal and illegal routes to Agadez in Niger Republic en route Libya then Europe. While parading the rescued victims, the Comptroller of Immigration in the state, Mohammed Yaro Rabiu, said the hijab was a decoy intended to camouflage and get easy passage at the border. The girls paraded by officials of the NIS. Photo credit: Daily Trust His words: “All the rescued vi...