The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) said on Wednesday that it has arrested fifty one (51) illegal immigrants at New Nyanya, Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa state.
A statement by the Service Public Relations Officer, Akinsola Akinlabi stated that the illegal migrants are all Mallians and that they were arrested at their hideouts, following a credible intelligence.
The statement also said that their ages range between 17 and 25,.
It states that preliminary investigation conducted by the service indicates that the migrants may have been victims of Trafficking in Person and Smuggling of Migrants because non of them presented any valid travel document or residence permit during interrogation.
Akinlabi said they have been taken into the custody of service and are undergoing further profiling and investigation.