The Nigeria Immigration Service , Seme Command, said it repatriated 414 irregular immigrants in the first six months of the year , 2018 .
The command ’ s spokesman , Mr Yusuf Salman , told the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Seme that 159 Nigerians were also refused departure rights from Seme border during the period under review .
He added that 97 , 595 people arrived in the country through the border with valid passports and complete documents .
“ From January to June 2018 , 97, 595 people arrived through the border with valid passports , 60 , 621 of them were males while 36, 974 were females .
“ Also , 88, 015 people , comprising 48, 900 males and 39, 115 females , left Nigeria through Seme border within the period , ” he said .
Yusuf also explained that 56 foreigners were refused entry permits through the border during the period .
He said that the foreigners were from South Africa , Belgium , Congo , Kenya, Ghana , Australia, Brazil , Lebanon , Italy and India .
Yusuf added that 250 Nigerians were also repatriated from other West African countries , particularly , Ghana , due to irregularities discovered in their travel documents .
He said that the command received and rescued 65 victims of human trafficking .
“ The suspects were arrested and handed over to the immigration service headquarters for further action, ” he said .
(NAN )
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