Nigeria Immigration Service Arrests 55 Irregular Migrants

On Friday, the Nigeria Immigration Service, Osun State Command, paraded 55 irregular migrants arrested at various locations within the state. The migrants, who are nationals of Cameroon and Congo, were apprehended for entering Nigeria without any documentation.

Osun Comptroller of Immigration, Ibrahim Akinyemi, explained that the arrests were made following intelligence reports. He stated, “These people are about 55.

They are irregular migrants. They were arrested and brought here for repatriation.” The migrants were found to be engaged in illegal online business activities without registration.

Akinyemi mentioned that some migrants had settled in the Owode-Ede community and that the command was actively searching for others. During interrogation, one migrant, Ismail Mohammed from Cameroon, revealed he arrived in Osun in February 2026 for an online business.

Akinyemi confirmed that the command would pursue those responsible for facilitating the migrants' entry into the state.