Urgent Need for a Database-Driven Immigration System in Delta State, Nigeria
ʙʏ: ᴄᴏᴍʀᴀᴅᴇ ᴠɪᴄᴛᴏʀ ᴏᴊᴇɪ (ᴘᴏᴘᴜʟᴀʀʟʏ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴡᴏɴɢ ʙᴏx ʟᴇᴀᴅ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠɪsᴛ ғᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜɴɢ ɴɪɢᴇʀɪᴀɴ ʀɪɢʜᴛs ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. ғᴇᴇʟ ғʀᴇᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴡʜᴀᴛsᴀᴘᴘ ᴜs ᴠɪᴀ 08038785262)
ɪɴ ʀᴇᴄᴇɴᴛ ʏᴇᴀʀs, ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴғʟᴜx ᴀɴᴅ ᴇxᴏᴅᴜs ᴏғ ᴜɴᴅᴏᴄᴜᴍᴇɴᴛᴇᴅ ɪᴍᴍɪɢʀᴀɴᴛs, ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄᴜʟᴀʀʟʏ ғʀᴏᴍ sᴇɴᴇɢᴀʟ, ᴄʜᴀᴅ, ɴɪɢᴇʀ, ʙᴜʀᴋɪɴᴀ ғᴀsᴏ, ᴍᴀʟɪ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ɴᴇɪɢʜʙᴏᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀɪᴇs, ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ, ɴɪɢᴇʀɪᴀ, ʜᴀs ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴀ ɢʀᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇʀɴ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ’s sᴇᴄᴜʀɪᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴇʟʟ-ʙᴇɪɴɢ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴᴄʜᴇᴄᴋᴇᴅ ᴍɪɢʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴘᴏsᴇs sɪɢɴɪғɪᴄᴀɴᴛ ᴅᴀɴɢᴇʀs ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ sᴏᴄɪᴏ-ᴇᴄᴏɴᴏᴍɪᴄ ғᴀʙʀɪᴄ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ, ɴᴇᴄᴇssɪᴛᴀᴛɪɴɢ ɪᴍᴍᴇᴅɪᴀᴛᴇ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ғʀᴏᴍ ʙᴏᴛʜ ғᴇᴅᴇʀᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴍᴇɴᴛs ᴛᴏ ɪᴍᴘʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴀ ʀᴏʙᴜsᴛ ᴅᴀᴛᴀʙᴀsᴇ-ᴅʀɪᴠᴇɴ ɪᴍᴍɪɢʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ sʏsᴛᴇᴍ.
ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʙsᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʀᴇʜᴇɴsɪᴠᴇ ᴅᴀᴛᴀʙᴀsᴇ-ᴅʀɪᴠᴇɴ sʏsᴛᴇᴍ ʜᴀs ᴀʟʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴜɴᴅᴏᴄᴜᴍᴇɴᴛᴇᴅ *ɪᴍᴍɪɢʀᴀɴᴛs* ᴛᴏ ʙʟᴇɴᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ sᴏᴄɪᴇᴛʏ, ᴏғᴛᴇɴ ɪᴍᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀᴛɪɴɢ ɪɴᴅɪᴠɪᴅᴜᴀʟs ғʀᴏᴍ ɴᴏʀᴛʜᴇʀɴ ɴɪɢᴇʀɪᴀ. ᴛʜɪs ɪᴍᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɴᴏᴛ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟɪᴄᴀᴛᴇs ɪᴅᴇɴᴛɪғɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʙᴜᴛ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴇxᴀᴄᴇʀʙᴀᴛᴇs sᴇᴄᴜʀɪᴛʏ ʀɪsᴋs ᴀs ɪᴛ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇs ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴀsɪɴɢʟʏ ᴄʜᴀʟʟᴇɴɢɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴅɪsᴛɪɴɢᴜɪsʜ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ʟᴇɢᴀʟ ʀᴇsɪᴅᴇɴᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴇɴᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀʏ ᴜɴʟᴀᴡғᴜʟʟʏ.
ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴀᴠᴇsᴛ ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇʀɴs ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴠᴏʟᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴜɴᴅᴏᴄᴜᴍᴇɴᴛᴇᴅ ɪᴍᴍɪɢʀᴀɴᴛs ɪɴ ɪʟʟɪᴄɪᴛ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠɪᴛɪᴇs sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs ᴅʀᴜɢ ᴛʀᴀғғɪᴄᴋɪɴɢ, ᴇxᴀᴄᴇʀʙᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ᴇxɪsᴛɪɴɢ ᴄʜᴀʟʟᴇɴɢᴇs ғᴀᴄᴇᴅ ʙʏ ʟᴀᴡ ᴇɴғᴏʀᴄᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴀɢᴇɴᴄɪᴇs. ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴᴄʜᴇᴄᴋᴇᴅ sᴘʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴏғ ʜᴀʀᴅ ᴅʀᴜɢs ɴᴏᴛ ᴏɴʟʏ ғᴜᴇʟs ᴄʀɪᴍᴇ ʙᴜᴛ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴘᴏsᴇs sɪɢɴɪғɪᴄᴀɴᴛ ʜᴇᴀʟᴛʜ ʀɪsᴋs ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏᴘᴜʟᴀᴄᴇ, ᴇsᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟʟʏ ᴛʜᴇ ʏᴏᴜᴛʜ.
ғᴜʀᴛʜᴇʀᴍᴏʀᴇ, ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴀᴄᴄᴜʀᴀᴛᴇ ʀᴇᴄᴏʀᴅs ᴏғ ᴍɪɢʀᴀɴᴛs, ɪᴛ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇs ᴄʜᴀʟʟᴇɴɢɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴀssᴇss ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴍᴏɢʀᴀᴘʜɪᴄ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇᴀʟᴛʜ-ʀᴇʟᴀᴛᴇᴅ ɴᴇᴇᴅs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏᴘᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. ᴀ ᴅᴀᴛᴀʙᴀsᴇ-ᴅʀɪᴠᴇɴ sʏsᴛᴇᴍ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴇɴᴀʙʟᴇ ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀɪᴛɪᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴛʀᴀᴄᴋ ᴠɪᴛᴀʟ sᴛᴀᴛɪsᴛɪᴄs sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴇᴍᴘʟᴏʏᴇᴅ, ᴜɴᴇᴍᴘʟᴏʏᴇᴅ, ɢᴇɴᴅᴇʀ ᴅɪsᴛʀɪʙᴜᴛɪᴏɴ, ʜᴇᴀʟᴛʜ sᴛᴀᴛᴜs, ᴍᴏʀᴛᴀʟɪᴛʏ ʀᴀᴛᴇs, ʙɪʀᴛʜ ʀᴀᴛᴇs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴇssᴇɴᴛɪᴀʟ ᴅᴇᴍᴏɢʀᴀᴘʜɪᴄ ɪɴᴅɪᴄᴀᴛᴏʀs. ᴛʜɪs ᴅᴀᴛᴀ ɪs ᴄʀᴜᴄɪᴀʟ ғᴏʀ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴇᴅ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄʏᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇsᴏᴜʀᴄᴇ ᴀʟʟᴏᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɪɴ ᴀʀᴇᴀs sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs ʜᴇᴀʟᴛʜᴄᴀʀᴇ, ᴇᴅᴜᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴍᴘʟᴏʏᴍᴇɴᴛ.
ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴍᴍɪɢʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғғɪᴄᴇ ʜᴇʀᴇ ɪɴ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴍᴜsᴛ ᴘʀɪᴏʀɪᴛɪᴢᴇ ɪᴛs ᴍᴀɴᴅᴀᴛᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴏɴɪᴛᴏʀ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇɢᴜʟᴀᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴғʟᴜx ᴀɴᴅ ᴇxᴏᴅᴜs ᴏғ *ᴍɪɢʀᴀɴᴛs* ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ. ʙʏ ɪᴍᴘʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴅᴀᴛᴀʙᴀsᴇ-ᴅʀɪᴠᴇɴ sʏsᴛᴇᴍ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴄᴀɴ ᴇғғᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇʟʏ ᴛʀᴀᴄᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀɴᴀɢᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ ɪɴᴅɪᴠɪᴅᴜᴀʟs ᴀᴄʀᴏss ʙᴏʀᴅᴇʀs. ᴛʜɪs ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴇɴʜᴀɴᴄᴇ ʙᴏʀᴅᴇʀ sᴇᴄᴜʀɪᴛʏ ʙᴜᴛ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴇɴᴀʙʟᴇ ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀɪᴛɪᴇs ᴛᴏ ɪᴅᴇɴᴛɪғʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴅᴅʀᴇss ᴘᴏᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴀʟ sᴇᴄᴜʀɪᴛʏ ᴛʜʀᴇᴀᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʀɪᴍɪɴᴀʟ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠɪᴛɪᴇs ᴘʀᴏᴍᴘᴛʟʏ.
ᴍᴏʀᴇᴏᴠᴇʀ, ᴀ ᴅᴀᴛᴀʙᴀsᴇ-ᴅʀɪᴠᴇɴ ɪᴍᴍɪɢʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ sʏsᴛᴇᴍ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴍᴏᴛᴇ ᴛʀᴀɴsᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴄʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴜɴᴛᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɴᴀɢᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ *ᴍɪɢʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇssᴇs.* ʙʏ ᴍᴀɪɴᴛᴀɪɴɪɴɢ ᴀᴄᴄᴜʀᴀᴛᴇ ʀᴇᴄᴏʀᴅs ᴏғ ᴍɪɢʀᴀɴᴛs, ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀɪᴛɪᴇs ᴄᴀɴ ᴇɴsᴜʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪɴᴅɪᴠɪᴅᴜᴀʟs ᴇɴᴛᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀʏ ᴅᴏ sᴏ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ʟᴇɢᴀʟ ᴄʜᴀɴɴᴇʟs, ᴛʜᴇʀᴇʙʏ ʀᴇᴅᴜᴄɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴇᴠᴀʟᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴜɴᴅᴏᴄᴜᴍᴇɴᴛᴇᴅ *ɪᴍᴍɪɢʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ* ᴀɴᴅ ᴀssᴏᴄɪᴀᴛᴇᴅ ʀɪsᴋs.
ɪɴ ᴄᴏɴᴄʟᴜsɪᴏɴ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴇsᴄᴀʟᴀᴛɪɴɢ ɪɴғʟᴜx ᴀɴᴅ ᴇxᴏᴅᴜs ᴏғ ᴜɴᴅᴏᴄᴜᴍᴇɴᴛᴇᴅ ɪᴍᴍɪɢʀᴀɴᴛs ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴘᴏsᴇs sɪɢɴɪғɪᴄᴀɴᴛ ᴄʜᴀʟʟᴇɴɢᴇs ᴛᴏ sᴇᴄᴜʀɪᴛʏ, ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ʜᴇᴀʟᴛʜ, ᴀɴᴅ sᴏᴄɪᴏ-ᴇᴄᴏɴᴏᴍɪᴄ sᴛᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ. ɪᴛ ɪs ɪᴍᴘᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴇᴅᴇʀᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴍᴇɴᴛs ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏʟʟᴀʙᴏʀᴀᴛᴇ ɪɴ ᴇsᴛᴀʙʟɪsʜɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʀᴇʜᴇɴsɪᴠᴇ ᴅᴀᴛᴀʙᴀsᴇ-ᴅʀɪᴠᴇɴ ɪᴍᴍɪɢʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ sʏsᴛᴇᴍ. sᴜᴄʜ ᴀ sʏsᴛᴇᴍ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴇɴʜᴀɴᴄᴇ ʙᴏʀᴅᴇʀ sᴇᴄᴜʀɪᴛʏ ʙᴜᴛ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴇɴᴀʙʟᴇ ᴇғғᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴍᴀɴᴀɢᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴍɪɢʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇssᴇs ᴡʜɪʟᴇ sᴀғᴇɢᴜᴀʀᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴇʟʟ-ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏᴘᴜʟᴀᴄᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴄᴛ ɪs ɴᴏᴡ; ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴏғ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴄᴀɴɴᴏᴛ ᴀғғᴏʀᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇ ғᴀᴄɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴅᴀɴɢᴇʀs ᴜɴᴄʜᴇᴄᴋᴇᴅ.