ISIS Fighters May Be Masquerading As Nigerian Returnees, Security Expert Alerts FG
President of Association of Industrial Security and Safety Operators of
Nigeria, AISSON Dr. Ona Ekhomu, yesterday, advised the Federal
Government and security agencies to be on the alert and investigate
returnees from Libya who claimed to be Nigerians, with a view to
preventing ISIS fighters from infiltrating the country.
Expressing surprise at the number of migrants that have returned from Libya, Ekhomu, in an interview with Vanguard, said given the threat of infiltration of ISIS fighters into the country, it was necessary to prove the identities of the returnees before releasing them.
Expressing surprise at the number of migrants that have returned from Libya, Ekhomu, in an interview with Vanguard, said given the threat of infiltration of ISIS fighters into the country, it was necessary to prove the identities of the returnees before releasing them.
He said: “Some of these people might have pledged Bayat to ISIS. They need to be separated out from those who migrated for economic reasons,” he added.
He disclosed that most of the returnees did not have travel documents and should not be merely assumed to be Nigerians, since it was not possible to identify a Nigerian by face.
To ascertain their true identities, he suggested that questionnaires should be drawn up to enable the returnees prove their national identity.
“These should include questions about their date of birth, place of birth, LGA, name of theirtraditional ruler, primary and secondary school attended, ethnic nationality, native language spoken. etc.
In order to discern their purpose for migration, they should be questioned about the source of funds for their trip to Libya, ”All information provided must be quickly investigated,verified before they will be cleared to enter the society.”
Vanguard
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