The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) have sought stronger collaboration with the Nigerian Army to tackle security challenges and protect public health.
The agencies made the requests during separate courtesy visits to the General Officer Commanding (GOC), 2 Division, Nigerian Army, Major General Auwalu Mahmuda, at Adekunle Fajuyi Cantonment, Ibadan.
According to a statement by the Division’s Public Relations Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Danjuma Jonah-Danjuma, the Oyo State Comptroller of Immigration, Ephraim Ogbemudia, commended the Army’s efforts in addressing insecurity in Orire Local Government Area.
Ogbemudia appealed for deeper cooperation between the Immigration Service and the Army in tackling security challenges.
During the NAFDAC visit, the agency’s South-West Zonal Director, Dr Isaac Kolawole, requested continued military support in combating counterfeit medicines, unsafe food products and other substandard goods.
Responding to the appeals, Major General Mahmuda emphasised the importance of intelligence sharing and coordinated operations in curbing criminal activities.
He also stressed that maintaining good relations with host communities was essential to protecting lives and property.
