Immigration CG orders probe of alleged assault on journalist, Oyo traffic officers

Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Kemi Nandap, has ordered an immediate probe into an allegation of assault of a journalist, Seun Falomo, as well as personnel of the Oyo State Road Traffic Management Agency (OYSRTMA) by some immigration officers.

Nandap who gave the order in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja by the NIS Public Relations Officer, Kenneth Udo, said that the NIS would not hesitate to sanction any of its officers and men who violated the law and code of conduct of the service.

The order came after viral news reports alleged that some Immigration officers had assaulted the journalist who works for Galaxy Television as well as personnel of the OYSRTMA at different locations.