The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) INTERPOL i-24/7 desk has seamlessly uploaded about 150,000 Stolen and Lost Travel Documents (SLTD) to INTERPOL Global System (IPSG) located in Lyon, France. This was disclosed in a statement by NIS spokesperson, Mr. Sunday James to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja.
The statement read in part, “This integration according to INTERPOL Police Global System (IPSG) is the 1st in Africa and 54th among its 194-member nations; by implication, this feat has enabled Nigeria to upload all SLTD to IPSG-Lyon, France through a secure channel”.
He added that this feat was made possible due to immense support of the IPSG, United States National Central Bureau (USNCB) Washington, National Central Bureau (NCB) Abuja, the NIS team, and other relevant stakeholders.
Mr. Sunday also said this move by the NIS will reduce the attempts and deliberate acts of identity theft, frauds, and other organized crimes committed globally using Stolen and Lost Travel Documents (SLTD)
He further stated, “This means that any Nigerian passport that may have been declared missing and registered with the system will be revealed on the spot at any of the airports”.
