The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on Monday denied reports making the rounds that it had secretly carried out recruitment into vacant positions in the Service.

The Service Public Relations Officer, Deputy Comptroller of Immigration Ekpedeme King who made this denial in a statement also said the report that the NIS will commence recruitment of 5,000 staff in March 2016 was not true.

"At no time did I say that the NIS would recruit 5, 000 staff in March 2016 during my discussions," he said. "It has become very important to state this fact to prevent any anxiety amongst interested persons or provide a window for fraudsters to dupe gullible unemployed Nigerians."

Ekpedeme said the success of the Nigerian Military in reclaiming all parts of the North East of Nigeria from the insurgents led to the directive that the paramilitary agencies have administrative presence in those areas in order to ensure that the insurgents stay off.

"Consequently, the NIS like other agencies in acknowledgment that it had lost some men to the insurgency, while some had retired from Service, yet others have been promoted to ranks that had necessitated that their schedule of duties change within the last few years, forwarded a request to Government for special consideration for replacement of the number that were involved in order to meet up with the manpower needed for this mandate just like others did.

"This request was considered and graciously approved by Government and all necessary waivers made to enable the NIS urgently replace these positions with qualified and fit persons for the demanding task," according to the NIS spokesman.

He however noted that notwithstanding the approval, the replacement has not taken place yet, let alone payment of January salary to them as alleged.

While challenging any person who has any contrary view or fact to present the letter of appointment of any such recruit or/and evidence of payment of January 2016 salary, Ekpedeme emphasized that the replacement is not part of the 5, 000 vacancies that was approved by the Head of Service of the Federation in 2012 which is still pending.

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Stop deceiving Nigerians....

lawd!

confused nation

hmmm! We don hear!

IF NIS CARRIED OUT REPLACEMENT,WOULD THEY TELL NIGERIANS? EVERYTHING NA CODED..

The corruption in the recruitment system where everything is shrouded with secrecy is making all the agencies and even ministries fearful to recruit. How about the 10000 policemen have they finished at least the President gave the order since last year.
In addition we heard of the newly recruited staff at NECO in Niger State, even the staffs mostly didn't know they only saw new faces,we know it is the ogas at the top,kai we learnt one of the ogas was summoned to Abuja,anyway, whenever we come across the whistle I promise to blow it.
We know no Oga but we have Almighty.