The Nigeria Immigrations Service is set to deport six Britons who were arrested last Saturday for alleged breach of the country’s immigration law.
The Comptroller-General of the NIS, Mr. Martins Kure-Abeshi, made the disclosure in Abuja when he met with members of the House of Representatives Committee on Interior at the National Assembly.
According to him, violations of the Immigration Act, 2015, carried penalties including a term of imprisonment of 10 years or an option of N2m fine
Kure-Adeshi spoke as he defended the 2016 budget estimates of the service before the committee, which is headed by Mr. Adams Jagaba.
A member of the committee, Mr. Sunday Katung, had asked a question on the fate of the Britons.
