Buhari suspends Nigeria Immigration boss, David Parradang
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President Muhammadu Buhari has suspended the comptroller general of Nigeria Immigration Service, David Parradang. David Shikfu Parradang
Mr. Parradang was asked to immediately proceed on suspension Friday
while the service’s deputy comptroller general, Martin Abeshi, takes
over, according to the News Agency of Nigeria.
It was not immediately clear why Mr. Parradang was sanctioned.
However, the Nigerian government this week launched an investigation
into how a wanted suspected terrorist was granted a Nigerian visa in
Lebanon to visit Nigeria.
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bulus
Lolo, said Wednesday the suspected terrorist was of “Palestinian
extraction and resides in Lebanon”.
According to reports, the cleric, Ahmad al-Assir, was arrested by
Lebanese authorities as he attempted to leave Lebanon to Nigeria via
Cairo early on Aug. 15.
He was reportedly arrested while attempting to travel with a fake
Palestinian passport and a valid Nigerian Visa at the Beirut’s Rafik
Hariri International Airport in Lebanon.
President Buhari had immediately ordered an investigation into the
matter, and it is unclear whether Mr. Parradang’s suspension has any
link with the matter.
Also, the Immigration Service under Mr. Parradang’s leadership
sparked national outrage in 2014 after nearly 20 job applicants died in
stampede during an Immigration recruitment test.
Ahead of the examinations, an agent commissioned by the Ministry of
Interior, extorted N1000 from each of over 700,000 applicants.
Despite raising nearly a N1 billion, logistics for the exercise were dismal resulting in the deaths.
Mr. Parradang denied any role in the contract. He said the Interior minister, Abba Moro, handled the deal.
An investigation launched by the Senate into the matter, ended without a report till date.
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