The federal government says it has placed sponsors of the nationwide #EndBadGovernance protests on a watchlist.
Kemi Nandap, the Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Immigration Services (NIS) Kemi Nandap, disclosed this development at Defence Headquarters on Tuesday in Abuja.
News About Nigeria reports that she spoke at a crucial meeting convened by General Christopher Musa, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).
Nandep said the persons who are in the diaspora would be arrested immediately they stepped into the country
The Defence Chief and heads of intelligence and security agencies were in a closed-door meeting with a view to implementing the crackdown order given by President Bola Tinubu.
Fielding questions from journalists after the meeting, Nandap said, “We have Diaspora sponsors; they are on our watchlist. They are watchlisted; any attempt they make to come into the country, we’ll be notified and they will be picked up and handed to the appropriate authority.”
According to her, the Immigration Service has, in response to the protests, deployed more officers to land borders and airports to ensure effective management of the country’s entry and exit points.
She stressed that the agency has also stepped up surveillance to prevent foreign intervention in the country.
On his part, the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Yusuf Bichi, said the agency had unmasked some sponsors. But he declined giving further information.
Bichi, who was represented at the meeting by the DSS’s spokesman, Peter Afunanya, said some bank accounts had already been blocked.
He added that some of the people operating the accounts are staying abroad and they are being monitored.
