The Cross River command of the Nigeria Immigration Service on Friday said it has arrested two illegal immigrants, Shahid Mahmood a Pakistani national and Nji Haeges-Chi from Cameroon.

The state Comptroller of NIS, Mrs. Funke Adeuyi, said in Calabar that the illegal immigrants were arrested on Thursday March 31, at Yala Local Government Area of the state.

Adeuyi added that the illegal immigrants were arrested by the border patrol team of the NIS.

She said that after a thorough profiling of the two illegal immigrants, it was discovered that both of them did not have the valid travelling documents to be in Nigeria.

“These two illegal immigrants were arrested by men of the NIS at Yala LGA of the state on March 31. After a thorough profiling, our preliminary investigation revealed that both of them do not have the valid travelling documents to be in Nigeria.

“Our investigation also revealed that the Pakistani national was smuggled into Nigeria by his Cameroonian accomplice.

“As it concerns security, the intention of the Pakistani and his Cameroonian accomplice is threatening and we must further check them accordingly,’’ she said.

According to her, no incriminating evidences were found on both of them.

The Comptroller said that they would still subject them to further security checks to ensure that they were not in any wanted list of any country.

“We will do a thorough job before sending them back to their countries. We must still subject them to further security investigation to ensure that they are not wanted somewhere.

“The NIS in the state would continue to carry out its constitutional duties to ensure that foreigners entering into the state are certified accordingly.

“The NIS and the police have a maritime unit that patrols all the maritime corridors of the state,” she added.

She warned transport operators in the state to stop abetting with human traffickers in smuggling illegal immigrants into the state.