NIS recovers more than 500 national and PVC ID cards from foreigners in Katsina (photos)

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says 513 National Identity Cards and Permanent Voter Cards (PVC) have been collected from foreigners in Katsina.

Kelechi Ekeoba-Jones, NIS Comptroller in the State, who revealed this to NAN on Monday, November 14, 2022, during a press conference at the new Jibia Border Command.

He said the Special Borders Command in Jibia had recovered 202 PVCs and 311 national identity cards from non-Nigerians in the state.

“Some foreign nationals were found in possession of Federal Republic of Nigeria voter cards and national identity cards issued to them in various states in the country,” he said.

“A total of 513 voter and national identity cards were taken from them in various command formations.

“Therefore, we seek the support of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to engage whenever a voter registration exercise is held again.

“Only immigration officers can identify foreigners through our techniques each time they come to register at any registration center across the country.

“We call INEC, at any time of registration, they should seek the help of our people to avoid registering foreigners

“So also the body responsible for registering the national identity card, they should hire more of our officers every time the exercise starts because it is very important,” he added.