Alleged visa racketeering: Immigration CG not under investigation - EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has firmly refuted claims that the Comptroller General (CG) of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Kemi Nandap, is currently under investigation for alleged visa racketeering. Dele Oyewale, the EFCC's spokesperson, issued a statement on Monday in Abuja to clarify the commission's position.

Oyewale explicitly described the reports alleging the CG's involvement, along with other officers, in visa racketeering as false. "The commission wishes to state unequivocally that it has no case with the CG Immigration," he asserted. He confirmed that there are existing cases of alleged visa fraud pending against some immigration officers at the Federal High Court, and further investigations are underway, potentially leading to more arraignments.

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The commission wishes to state unequivocally that it has no case with the CG Immigration.

However, the EFCC stressed that the Immigration CG is "not remotely connected" to these ongoing investigations. The commission took the opportunity to advise the media to always seek clarification from the EFCC regarding its activities to avoid the misrepresentation of facts and ensure accurate reporting.

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However, the Immigration CG is not remotely connected to these investigations.