ABOUT 2,000 RECRUITS

About 2,000 recruits into the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, who were
disengaged after their training in 2015 on Monday protested their sack at the Ministry of Interior in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, reports that the protesters stormed the ministry with various placards demanding their reinstatement into the NIS. NAN recalled that the 2,000 applicants were recruited in 2015 following a presidential directive in the aftermath of Immigration recruitment stampede but were later disengaged after three months training. Leader of the group,​ Rex Elenu, told NAN that they were at the ministry to protest their disengagement and press for immediate reinstatement. He said that they had embarked on a similar protest in April to the Ministry of Interior and were assured by the Permanent Secretary that the issue would be addressed. “We are here to protest our disengagement from the NIS. “We have our dully signed letter of appointment, except for the Assistant Superintendent cadre whose letter of appointment falls under the purview of the board. “We toiled for three months during our training across the country, but till date no government official has deemed it fit to issue a statement on our plight and the injustice meted to us.