The Nigeria Immigration Service said there were no armed herdsmen in the country

The NIS spokesman,  Sunday James, who stated this in an interview with one of our correspondents in Abuja, also said there had been tight security at borders since the introduction of the Migration Information and Data Analysis Systems.

Recall that the Federal Government had in November 2019 installed the MIDAS,  a border management technology at three international airports, 14 land and two sea borders to check irregular migration, human trafficking and other cross-border crimes.

The MIDAS systems were installed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja and Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano.

The NIS has also established 15 Forward Operation bases to patrol the land borders and check irregular migration.

In the interview with one of our correspondents, James was asked what the NIS was doing about armed herdsmen, whom many governors, including Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, had alleged were involved in killings and kidnappings.

He was also asked what the service was doing to flush them out since they were illegal immigrants.

In their separate reactions, groups including the Christian Association of Nigeria, the Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, the Pan-Niger Delta Forum and Ohanaeze Ndigbo berated the service.