Immigration repatriates 712 illegal immigrants in Delta

Delta State Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service, said it has captured and repatriated 712 illegal immigrants in the state to their respective countries.

''In our effort to control the influx of irregular immigrants in Delta State, we have embarked on this mop-up exercise across the length and breathe of the state to remove undocumented immigrants, this is a routine operation,'' the Command's Comptroller Madu Musa in a statement said. ''As expected in an exercise of this nature, thousands of persons were apprehended, but after thorough screening, Nigerians and other legally resident foreigners were released, while 712 persons, (so far) have been confirmed as irregular immigrants (mainly of West African extraction) have been repatriated. We shall continue so far as there are logistics support. The government of Delta State has greatly assisted the command with logistics support for this operation.''