A total of 146 newly recruited men and officers of the Nigeria Immigration Service have graduated at the command headquarters in Minna on Monday.
The passing-out parade, which was held in a colourful ceremony at the Minna Old Secretariat Complex, was reviewed by the zonal coordinator in charge of Zone D, ACG Nongo Samuel Shima, who called on the newly recruited officers to see their enlistment in the service as a call to duty to serve their fatherland with all sense of patriotism, discipline, determination, selflessness, and integrity.
According to the Zonal Coordinator, they should count themselves as privileged to be among the recruited officers, and warned them to be more proactive and committed in their duties, ensuring that the service will continue to pursue their welfare with deserving vigour.
He appealed to the members of the public to be wary of undue hospitality to strange visitors in their location, stressing the need for subjecting such visitors to scrutiny and being satisfied that their staying will not be a security threat to their community.
Dignitaries at the event included the Zonal Commander, Federal Fire Service, ACG Ahmed Karaye, Controller, Niger State Fire Service, State Coordinator, Federal Fire Service, Niger State Command, and Permanent Secretary, Local Government Service Commission, among a host of others.