Antiterrorism: Kenyans, Libyans, Others to Face Special Screening at Nigeria Border from 2020



The Nigeria Immigration Service is set to begin special screening of visitors entering the country from Kenya, Libya, Somalia and other African countries that are battling terrorism.

Investigations shows that the move is in line with the Federal Government’s announcement of a new policy that permits other Africans to get visa on arrival in Nigeria, beginning January 2020.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday at the Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development in Africa, held in Cairo, Egypt, announced the new visa policy for Africans.

“We in Nigeria have already taken the strategic decision to bring down barriers that have hindered the free movement of our people within the continent by introducing the issuance of visa at the point of entry into Nigeria to all persons holding passports of African countries with effect from January 2020,” he said.

The Federal Government last year announced visa on arrival policy for selected categories of people.

Over 2,000 of such visas were given to potential investors at Nigeria’s main airport in Lagos in July.

The government has also been considering new types of visas for applicants.

According to immigration officials at Lagos and Abuja airports, some of the countries that have issues relating to insurgency whose citizens or residents may be subjected to strict screening include Kenya, Somalia and Libya.

The NIS said it was no longer compulsory for other Africans visiting Nigeria to submit an online visa application before coming to Nigeria, following the announcement of the new visa regime.

Explaining the development, the spokesperson for the NIS, Mr Sunday James, said, “Visa on arrival is not free; the one for Africans is given the priority of being issued at the point of entry after due diligent clearance without prior application until they get to the entry point.

The Comptroller-General of NIS, Muhammad Babandede, had on Friday, said the visa on arrival policy for all Africans announced by Buhari would not compromise national security.

He explained that the policy was meant to accelerate African integration and bring down barriers that hindered the free movement of people within the continent.

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