The Federal Government has revealed plans to establish a harmonized center to strengthen border control, particularly in the prevention of immigration and document fraud.
The Interior Minister, Hon Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, announced this on Tuesday in Abuja when he received the Minister of State of the United Kingdom for Internal Affairs, David Hanson, at a hearing.
He pointed out that one of the key problems with border control is immigration and document fraud, observing that this problem is increasing due to the absence of a centralized group for real -time authentication and the verification of documents.
Tunji-Ojo declared: “Then, today, if people present 20 documents, it is possible that it should go to 20 issuing agencies to verify 20 documents belonging to a person. Therefore, if it has 1,000 people per day, it is possible that it must look for 100,000 verification and authentication systems. That generates inefficiency. Some are being amplified, they are being amplified at the expense of the great reputation of the great reputation of the majority of the majority of the majority of the majority.
“The Nigerians have a responsibility and, as such, as a country, we have decided to create a real time group where the authentication and verification of all documents, whether bank statements, passports, birth certificates or any other document, can occur in a center.
“So we are already working on that because we care about our image and care about our relationships. We want to give people the opportunity to know what is right at any time they want to know. It is not just about integration; it also affects investors.
“If someone wants to invest in Nigeria, they will want to know who they are dealing with. As a government, we are trying to be more proactive than reagents, and we do not want to judge our performance in terms of fraud by virtue of recoveries or convictions, but rather because of the amount of crimes or frauds that we avoid happening,” he said.
The minister reaffirmed the commitment of the current administration to ensure that the performance is based on preventive measures instead of reactive.
The Minister of State of Interior Affairs of the United Kingdom, David Hanson, on his part, declared that Nigeria and the United Kingdom must improve the performance of the results of criminal justice.
He pointed out that there is a large common agenda that both countries can share, expressing their eagerness to see how the two ministers can work closely.
Hanson added that his visit was timely and an opportunity to review the new joint center in which Nigeria is working. He assured Tunji -o that he would meet with his colleagues in other government departments.
“Obviously we have key problems in terms of the approach of our new government to develop new policies on migration issues, observe how our new visa system works and explore how we can extend opportunities to develop skills, trade and businesses with Nigeria. I know that my colleagues in the high commission are very interested in supporting continuous participation with the Nigerian government and with you in a range of problems as a total.
“I think it is really important, and I know that you have recently visited and you met with the Interior Minister, Yvette Cooper. There is a will and hope that we can participate more, and that you want to organize regional conferences throughout the lines we have been trying to do in the United Kingdom to raise some of these problems of criminal justice within your sphere of influence here in Nigeria and beyond.”
The United Kingdom Minister was accompanied by officials of the United Kingdom Ministry, the National Crime Agency and the High Commission of the United Kingdom in Nigeria.
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