- Safiu Kehinde
No fewer than three Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) personnel were shot dead by unknown gunmen during an attack at the Bakin Ruwa checkpoint under the Tuga Border Patrol Formation in Kebbi State on Thursday night.
The was confirmed in a statement issued on Saturday by the NIS Public Relations Officer, Akinsola Akinlabi.
According to the statement, the attack occurred around 10:00 p.m.
Coupled with the three personnel, operational assets and facilities at the checkpoint were also destroyed during the incident.
The Comptroller General of Immigration, Kemi Nandap, directed an immediate tactical response as she condemned the attack while condoling with the families of the deceased officers.
Some of the measures include the deployment of reinforcements, intensified joint operations with sister security agencies, enhanced intelligence gathering along the Tuga axis, and increased patrols in the area.
The NIS called on members of the public to remain calm and continue providing useful information to security agencies as efforts to secure the border corridor are stepped up.