- New Comptroller emphasizes eradication of passport exploitation
The Nigeria Immigration Service ( NIS) has deployed Comptroller Immigration Service( CIS) Bala Aliyu Dangana as substantive Comptroller of Immigration Lagos State Command with effect from July 5th, 2023 who has instantly declared that under his watch exploitation and other vices associated with the Passport documents would be limited.
CIS Dangana made this known in his inaugural speech to the Lagos State Command management team where he emphasized due process, diligence and states that the Command will maintain zero tolerance for corruption and corrupt practices.
According to him, Lagos State Command doubles as the birthplace of the Nigeria Immigration Service and coincidentally the Command with the highest number of transiting and resident Migrant population in the country.
He further stressed that Lagos is the only state with international Ports of entry that can be accessed via the Land, Air, and Maritime domain hence promising that with support of the Command’s Management team and all Officers and Men, he will lead the charge with regard to implementing a strict adherence to the core mandate of the Service and the reform policies of the Ag CGI whose unquestionable resolve to reposition the NIS is already yielding positive results.
Dangana said,”Under my watch, there will be strict adherence to the extant rule that has been clearly spelt out in all our operating laws and documents. Officers and Men of the Command are expected to carry out their respective duties with diligence,
“Furthermore, the Ag. CGI directives on passport administration will be religiously implemented at our Passport Office at Alausa and the Front Desk Office at Alimosho.
“Keying into the Ag CGI’s resolve to limit the possibility of exploitation in the passport administration process. Members of the public who wish to acquire or apply for the re-issuance of their expired international passports are enjoined to access the following links: appointments.immigration.gov.ng/availability which will enable all applicants to check the nearest available date for data capturing and passport.immigration.gov.ng for self-initiated online applications.” He explained.
“All applicants who have concluded their online application should afterward proceed to the Servicom Unit of the respective applicants’ chosen Passport Control Offices or Front Desk office in Lagos on their appointment dates for the processing of their application at no additional cost. Members of the public should desist from entreating the service of touts whose major aim is to exploit.”
Comptroller Bala Aliyu Dangana is from Bida Local Government Area of Niger State and had his primary and Secondary school education in Niger and Kaduna State respectively.
He obtained a Higher National Diploma in Agric Engineering from the prestigious Kaduna Polytechnic.
In the quest to broaden his knowledge and horizon, he went ahead to obtain MSc, in International Relations and Diplomacy with a Ph.D. in view. Currently, he also has in view a Law Degree from the National Open University of Nigeria.
Dangana has spent over 30 years in the service enlisting in January 1990 as Assistant Superintendent Cadet.
