Nigeria Immigration, Ogun journalists companion on border safety, anti-trafficking drive

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Ogun state command, and the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Ogun state have pledged to deepen their working relationship, describing one another as indispensable companions in nationwide safety and public enlightenment.

​The dedication was made throughout a courtesy go to by the manager members of the Correspondents’ Chapel to the Ogun state command headquarters of the NIS in Abeokuta, Tuesday.

​Speaking through the go to, the Comptroller of Immigration, Ogun state Command, Ganiyu Oladele Olubunmi, emphasised that efficient service supply by safety businesses depends closely on the media to succeed in the general public.

​Comptroller Olubunmi described the NIS and the media as twin companions in progress whose collaboration is important for constructing a well-informed society.

​He famous that as a important service supplier, the Immigration Service can’t obtain its operational mandates in isolation with out counting on the media as an efficient communication pipeline.

​”NIS and the media are companions in progress. We are a service supplier, and for all these providers, there should be a channel. That is the place journalists are available in,” the Comptroller acknowledged.

​He burdened that no public establishment can operate successfully in a silo, including that his command stays totally open to press inquiries and constructive engagements.

​”We can’t do it alone, and we want this collaboration to proceed. My doorways are open for any inquiries in Ogun State,” he assured.

​Comptroller Olubunmi additional emphasised the strategic place of journalists in bridging the hole between safety businesses and members of the general public.

​He defined that the media stays the only real automobile able to precisely projecting the command’s anti-crime drives, border administration initiatives, and administrative updates to the broader society.

​Highlighting a few of the core operational priorities of the command, Olubunmi famous that the NIS routinely engages in public sensitization towards common and irregular migration pitfalls.

​He acknowledged that the command actively combats human trafficking, trans-border crimes, and illegal migration via steady public consciousness campaigns throughout border communities and concrete facilities.

​The Comptroller, nonetheless, admitted that such public sensitization efforts would stay largely ineffective with out the strong attain and amplifying energy of the media.

​”We additionally have interaction in sensitization on irregular migration, human trafficking, and others. All this consciousness can’t be efficient with out the media,” Olubunmi added.

​Earlier in her remarks, the Chairman of the Correspondents’ Chapel, Comrade Yetunde Fatungase, lauded the Nigeria Immigration Service for its frontline function in safeguarding nationwide borders and regulating migration.

​Fatungase famous that journalists acknowledge the very important contributions of the Service to nationwide safety, public security, passport issuance, residence documentation, and the overall administration of overseas nationals inside the state.

​She defined that whereas the NIS delivers important safety providers, the media bears the duty of translating advanced immigration insurance policies and procedures into clear, correct, and accessible info for the general public.

​The Chapel Chairman referred to as for the institution of structured and dependable channels for immediate info sharing, together with common media briefings, designated public relations contacts, and swift responses to press inquiries.

​Fatungase reaffirmed the chapel’s dedication to moral journalism, rigorous fact-checking, and balanced reporting, reassuring the Command that media collaboration will assist fight pretend information, make clear border rules, and assist public security throughout Ogun State.