The Nigerian Immigration Service, Abia State Command, has intercepted a luxury bus conveying 112 passengers, including 42 foreigners at the Abia Tower Junction of the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway.

The suspects were traveling from Kano to Port Harcourt, Rivers State, when they were intercepted.

Comptroller of Immigration in charge of the state, Mrs. Augustina Opara, said the arrest was effected after her agency received a tip-off that a bus with suspected aliens were in the state.

She said, “After thorough investigations and screening of the occupants of the 52-seater luxury bus, 42 out of the 112 passengers were discovered to be without valid travel documents.

“Further investigations revealed that the foreigners were all nationals of Niger Republic. Other passengers found to be Nigerians have been released to continue with their journey to Port Harcourt.”

The comptroller said arrangements were being perfected to repatriate the suspects within 48 hours, explaining that they had no legal rights to be in the country.

She restated the commitment of her officers and men to ensure that no foreigner without proper travel documents infiltrated the country, especially as the elections gathered momentum.

Opara further said that the agency had started mopping up all illegal immigrants in Abia State as part of efforts to rid the state of possible security threats ahead of the elections .

She warned transport operators to endeavour to ascertain the identity of their passengers and report those with suspicious identities to security agencies.

The comptroller also appealed to border communities to always report the presence of foreigners to the security agencies for necessary action.

Later in an interview with our correspondent, one of the suspects, who identified himself as Isa, said he was a cobbler and was travelling from Niger Republic to Port Harcourt where he hoped to make a better living.

Another suspect, Abiru, said he was a nail cutter and was coming to Nigeria for the first time; while Almustapher, another foreigner, also said he was a cobbler.


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Mercenaries

A 52 bus seater had 112 passengers aboard and 42 were non Nigerians traveling from Kano. This story seem too unreal.

GboyegaD:
A 52 bus seater had 112 passengers aboard and 42 were non Nigerians traveling from Kano. This story seem too unreal.

guy, it's possible oh! those rag boys can discomfort themselves to achieve something.
They are good in migrating, plus this election coming up I think they are mercenaries. PH boys won't give them a chance if anything happens there.

shadowgwalker:
guy, it's possible oh! those rag boys can discomfort themselves to achieve something.
They are good in migrating, plus this election coming up I think they are mercenaries. PH boys won't give them a chance if anything happens there.

This is a luxurious bus and not some trailer you know. No company and sane passengers will ever allow that as that means ay least 2 people per seat.

P.D.Pigs mercenaries. Deport them and secure our borders. Borders should be closed during the election and security beefed up.

Sai Buhari.

GboyegaD:


This is a luxurious bus and not some trailer you know. No company and sane passengers will ever allow that as that means ay least 2 people per seat.

I've entered a luxurious bus for 10hours journey and some people occupied the middle lane, it was all about switching seats.
don't worry, before the elections you will hear they have caught more.

so whats so special about the country....
allow them if war scare them dem go run back...
btw Boko Haram have special ways of moving into the country

GboyegaD:
A 52 bus seater had 112 passengers aboard and 42 were non Nigerians traveling from Kano. This story seem too unreal.

Thank you...

Ah ah wahala dey oh!

more are sure to be caught before election





If foreigners could be bold to sneak all the way from Niger to Aba, how many would be in the northern towns such as sokoto, kaduna, kano etc? just thinking

Into Amechi's State?

ALIENS?

I can bet my life on it that those guys are terrorists, they were migrating and couldn't stay in the North where it would be hard to distinguish them apart from the northern brothers

what's my business..if its all these asian people,pls throw them inside shalanga. *walks out*

Sure? This is the hand work of APC to ruin jonathan reputation

The figures in the story is just not adding up!

All we need from the government is sincerity.
Election time will is always a trying time.

Make God help us

Another APC plan to scuttle elections and cause crisis has been exposed. GEJ jooh

Okay, what's next?

Hhmmmm



This election. ...

Normal News

Na wah oo

I just hope it isnt what im thinking,

Mr President you might have tried in economy, agriculture, education and transportation, But note SECURITY is priority . Whats the essence of plenty food when i cant get to the market to buy them, whats the essence of good transportation when i can get killed while using it, whats the essence of good school when i could be bomb there.

So Mr president enough of the blame game, lets just tackle this SECURITY issue once and for all.

Nigeria has overcame lots if problems in the past, It only made us stronger, If we can overcome this. I bet you even the sky wont be our limit cos its going to make us more advanced

apc trying to bring in mechinaris

M (muhammamed buhari of)
A (Apc is the )
R (Real)
C (Change we)
H (Have in NIGERIA)

Mosad

Good work madam, all foreigners especially from suspected neighboring countries should be flushed out or intercepted from entering Naija especially this period of insecurity and election, I think NURTW should start requesting Identification to prove legal citizenship or valid resident permit(foreigners) from intending travellers before traveling to and from any part of this country

GboyegaD:
A 52 bus seater had 112 passengers aboard and 42 were non Nigerians traveling from Kano. This story seem too unreal.

Abi you never hear of attachment for luxury bus. Guy pull over