The new Eastern Regional Commander of Ghana Immigration Service DCO1 Faisal Disu has charged district officers of the service to intensify surveillance in the cities to combat foreigners engage in illegal mining ,cyber crime and terrorist activities.
Addressing officers of the service in the region, DCO1 Faisal Disu said even though security has been tightened at the borders ,it is imperative for same to be done in inner cities to smoke out illegal immigrants who take advantage of unapproved routes to enter the country to commit crimes such as cyber ,illegal mining ,and terrorism .
He said the political instability and extremists activities in the sub-region must be a wake up call for Immigration officers to step up its duties.
According to him despite clamping down on foreigners engaging in illegal mining ,there may be more others including Chinese and west African Nationals engaging in the devasting mining activities.
He said Immigration Service has also taken keen note of activities of West African Nationals in the region defrauding people under the guise of Network marketing company Qnet which he is committed to deal with them.
DCO1 Faisal Disu also drew the attention of the officers to surge in cyber crime mostly being committed by Nigerians who have escaped to the Ghana due to a crackdown on their activities in Nigeria.
He stated that even though the service has some logistical challenges ,it has enough men in the region to deal with the problems diagnosed.
He therefore urged the general public to cooperate with the service by providing timely information about foreigners without approved document to work.
Source: Mybrytnewsroom.com/Obed Ansah
