The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Kemi Nandap, has revealed that the sponsors of the #EndBadGovernance protests residing abroad have been placed on a watchlist. Nandap, without revealing specific names, stated that these individuals would be arrested once they step foot in the country.
She made this disclosure at the defence headquarters during a meeting of heads of security agencies and service chiefs in Abuja on Tuesday.
Nandap said, “We have diaspora sponsors; they are on our watchlist. Any attempt they make to come into the country, we’ll be notified, and they will be picked up and handed to the appropriate authority.”
The Immigration boss said the Service has in response to the protest deployed more officers to borders both land and airports to ensure effective manning of those entry and exit points.
According to her, the Service has also stepped up surveillance to prevent foreign intervention in the country.
The Director-General Department of State Services (DSS), Yusuf Bichi, said the agency had uncovered some sponsors but declined giving further information.
Bichi, who was represented at the meeting by the DSS’ spokesman, Peter Afunanya, said some bank accounts had already been blocked.
Afunanya said some of the persons operating such accounts are staying abroad, adding that they were being monitored.
