A statement issued in Abuja by Mr Yusuf Alhaji, Director of Press, Federal Ministry of Interior, on behalf of the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, said the suspension was with immediate effect.
According to the statement, the Deputy Comptroller-General of Immigration, Mr Martin Kure Abeshi, is to take over from Paradang.
The Street Journal recalls that the tenure of Paradang has been shrouded in controversy, particularly, following the 2014 recruitment exercise into the service during which about twenty applicants died in stampedes nationwide.
Also, early this week, the Federal Government embarked on an investigation to unravel the circumstance that culminated in the granting of a Nigerian visa to a suspected terrorist, Ahmad al-Assir, in Beirut, Lebanon, to visit Nigeria.
The alleged terrorist was arrested at the airport by Lebanese authorities, while attempting to travel to Nigeria with a fake Palestinian passport and a valid Nigerian Visa.
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