106 PVCs seized from Niger Republic, Ghana citizens in Kwara

The Kwara State Comptroller of NIS, Aminu Shamsuddin, on Monday, said some foreigners were caught in possession of the PVCs during the regular patrol by immigration officers within the Ilorin metropolis.

“During one of the sensitisation talks, the foreigners were scared to hear that anybody caught participating in any way during Nigeria elections would be jailed, repatriated and blacklisted.

“Some of the foreigners who had Nigerian PVCs willingly dropped their cards and travelled back to their various countries, to return after the whole election exercise.

“Most of the people involved in the act were youths, both males and females, from Niger Republic, Benin Republic and Ghana.

“They claimed that their landlords in their various residents encouraged them to get the PVCs and vote during election so as to increase the number of votes for their various candidates,” Shamsuddin said.