Plateau State Governor Barrister Caleb Mutfwang has pledged stronger collaboration with the Nigerian Immigration Service to enhance border management, intelligence gathering and internal security across the state.
The pledge was made on Thursday 16th July 2026 at the New Government House, Little Rayfield, Jos, while the governor received the Plateau State Comptroller of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), CIS Mary U. Abang, on a courtesy visit.
Mutfwang described the Immigration Service as a critical institution in protecting Nigeria’s sovereignty, saying effective migration management has become increasingly important in tackling evolving security threats, transnational crimes and other criminal activities.
He said his administration would continue working with the service to identify, monitor and prevent illegal activities involving undocumented foreign nationals while ensuring lawful migrants comply with Nigeria’s immigration laws.
“It is the responsibility of government, through the appropriate agencies, to protect the sovereignty of Nigeria and guarantee the security of lives and property. On behalf of the Government and people of Plateau State, I pledge our unwavering collaboration and support to enhance the effectiveness of the Nigerian Immigration Service,” the governor said.
Mutfwang also called for stronger intelligence sharing between the state government and the Immigration Service, urging officers deployed across Plateau’s 17 local government areas to intensify surveillance and collaborate with other security agencies to curb irregular migration and emerging security threats.
He assured the command of continued government support to improve its operational capacity and create a more enabling environment for officers to carry out their constitutional responsibilities.
Earlier, Plateau State Comptroller of the Nigerian Immigration Service, CIS Mary U. Abang, commended the governor for supporting security agencies, saying his administration’s policies had strengthened security operations across the state.
She disclosed that the command had intensified migration enforcement through the profiling, arrest and repatriation of undocumented foreign nationals while expanding intelligence-driven surveillance operations across Plateau.
Abang appealed to the state government to provide a permanent command headquarters, operational vehicles and motorcycles to improve patrols, particularly in remote communities and mining areas where undocumented foreign nationals are frequently encountered.
She further revealed that immigration officers had uncovered cases of foreign nationals who entered Nigeria on temporary work permits but remained in the country long after the permits had expired.
According to her, some foreign nationals, including Chinese nationals, were found to have stayed in Plateau for more than a year despite entering the country on work permits valid for only 30 days.
The meeting ended with both the Plateau State Government and the Nigerian Immigration Service reaffirming their commitment to strengthening intelligence-led security operations, promoting lawful migration, combating illegal immigration and enhancing the protection of lives, property and the state’s territorial integrity.
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