The Comptroller, Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, Kano State Command, Mr. Tahir A. Lawal, has called for stronger collaboration between the EFCC and NIS in order to strengthen the efforts of the two Agencies to tackle cross-border financial services.

He made the disclosure in Kano on Wednesday, while on a Courtesy Visit to the Kano Zonal Director of the EFCC, Assistant Commander of the EFCC, ACE1 Friday Ebelo

Lawal emphasized that a stronger relationship with the EFCC was mutually-beneficial for the two Agencies, stressing that various cutting-edge technologies deployed by the NIS to ease the processing of international passports and other technological advancements are instrumental to preventing visa fraud, identity theft, and other related offences that are behind cross-border financial crimes.

Responding, Ebelo appreciated the Comptroller’s visit, describing it as a testament to the NIS’s commitment to bolstering the existing cordial relationship between the two Agencies.

He recalled the arrest of the 792 internet fraudsters and cyber terrorists by the Commission in Lagos and acknowledged the swift and decisive responses from the NIS, which were pivotal in verifying the identities and status of the suspects, thereby greatly assisting the Commission in their successful prosecution.

Ebelo further underscored the critical importance of synergy and collaboration amongst law enforcement agencies, reiterating that such partnerships are indispensable for effective execution of the national mandate of ridding Nigeria of economic and financial crimes and other acts of corruption.