The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the
Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS)
Chukwuemeka Obua on Monday
announced that victims of the ill fated
March 15, 2014 recruitment exercise
would be employed after a fresh exercise.
Obua, who made this known to NAN in
Abuja said, the service would liaise with
the committee that was set up by Sen.
Anyim Pius Anyim, the Secretary to the
Government of the Federation, which was
saddled with the responsibility of
assisting the Paramilitary Board in
conducting a fresh exercise.
It said the committee and the board would
confirm the actual number of personnel to
be recruited and assist in re-advertising
the recruitment with a view to starting the
process afresh, adding that it
would also assist the board by processing
the applications, short-listing potential
candidates and conducting the necessary
interviews for the purpose of the exercise.
The statement further revealed that the
committee was also to ensure that three
family members of each of the deceased
applicants, at least one of whom should
be a female, and those injured, were given
immediate and automatic employment in
the service. The committee was issued 12
weeks to finish its assignment.
Obua said that although the date for the
fresh exercise was yet to be fixed, the
committee which had David Parradang,
the Comptroller-General of the Service as
member, was working tirelessly to ensure
a hitch free exercise this time.
“The committee is more transparent and
is currently working out modalities for a
fresh exercise. I have been contacted to
draft advertorials to inform suitable
applicants who wish to partake in the
exercise” he said.
The PRO explained that applicants of the
botched recruitment who wished to
partake in the fresh exercise must apply
again because the President had
cancelled the March 15 exercise.
It would be recalled that on March 15,
2014 the service conducted a nationwide
recruitment that unfortunately led to the
death of some applicants with several
others severely injured following a
stampede that occurred at the centre.

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