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MINISTERIAL PLATFORMMINISTERIAL PLATFORM

MINISTRY OF INTERIOR

COMRADE ABBA MOROHONOURABLE MINISTER OF INTERIOR

PRESENTED BY

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MINISTRY OF INTERIOR i

Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFRPRESIDENT, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

Arc. Muhammad N.Sambo, GCON, FNIA

VICE PRESIDENTFEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

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Comrade Abba MoroHON. MINISTER OF INTERIOR

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Permanent Secretary, Ministry of InteriorA.M. Daniel-Nwaobia (Mrs)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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1. Introduction ...............................................................................................................1-2 2. Policy Initiatives ..........................................................................................................3-13 i Automation of Expatriate Quota Administration ................................................. 3-6

ii New Visa-Policy .................................................................................................7 iii e-Passport Intervention ...................................................................................... 8-9iv Authentication of Travel Documents ............................................................ .......9v Border Management............................................................................................10vi 10 Finger Bio-Metric Policy..................................................................................10-11vii Upgrading of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)........................................................12viii Automatic Fire Alert System ................................................................................12ix National Fire Safety Code ....................................................................................13x e-Prison ..............................................................................................................13

3. Programmes/Activities of the Ministry in Relation to its Mandate................................14-374. Stakeholder Engagements............................................................................................375. Capacity Building........................................................................................................ 38-436. Projects and Programmes...............................................................................................44-667. Revenue Generation/Budget Releases..........................................................................67-688. Key Performance Indicators of the Ministry.................................................................69-739. Job Creation................................................................................................................7410. Challenges ..................................................................................................................75-7611. Way Forward ...............................................................................................................7712. Conclusion/Recommendations.....................................................................................7813. Ministerial Vision.........................................................................................................79

It is my pleasure to welcome you all to the 2013 Ministerial Platform of the Ministry of Interior. In accordance with democratic tenets, we consider this a wonderful opportunity to use this forum to inform Nigerians on how we have been running the affairs of the Ministry of Interior so far.

hAt the last Ministerial Platform held on 18 May, 2012 , I gave the background , Mandate , Vision and Mission of the Ministry of Interior, hence I wish to proceed to render account of my stewardship as the Honourable Minister of Interior from 13 July, 2011 to 29 May,2013 on the Ministry, Agencies and the Para-military services.

Recounting the achievements/ performance of the Ministry within the period from 13 July, 2011 to 29 May,2013 under review, remarkable policies, programmes and projects were articulated and executed in tandem with the mandate as encapsulated in the transformation agenda of President Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR

This presentation is anchored on the strides made and measures taken in addressing some of the challenges towards repositioning the Ministry, Para-

INTRODUCTION

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Military Services and Agencies under its supervision. The reforms are geared towards addressing the increasing internal security challenges and the international dimension such challenges have assumed.

The Ministry has undergone several structural changes both in functions and nomenclature and today the Ministry of Interior is responsible for:i Granting of Nigerian Citizenship;ii Consular and Immigration Services;iii Granting of Business Permits and Expatriate quotas;iv Co-ordination of National /Independence Day Celebrations;v. Reformation and re-integration of inmates;Vi. Security of lives and properties;vii. Recruitment of officers and men of the Prisons Service, Immigration Service,

Fire Service and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps; andvii.Managing the retirement benefits of retirees of Paramilitary Services under its supervision.

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AUTOMATION OF EXPATRIATE QUOTA ADMINISTRATION

POLICY INITIATIVES

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Prior to the automation of Expatriate Quota Administration, challenges of processing of Citizenship, Business Permits and Expatriate Quota Administration had long delays of paper works on the numerous applications and as a measure, in early 2012, FEC approved the PPP arrangement with a Consultant Messrs Anchor Data ware Solution for the automation of the processing of Citizenship, Business Permits and Expatriate Quota Administration of the Ministry.

This has led to faster and timely processing of applications i.e. reduce the use of paper works to the barest minimum. It has eliminated contact between the applicants of Expatriate Quota and Citizenship with officials thus curbing any abuse by the later.

This has led to faster and timely processing of applications i.e. reduce the use of paper works to the barest minimum. It has eliminated contact between the applicants of Expatriate Quota and Citizenship with officials thus curbing any abuse by the later.

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From right , Mr. Ike Ekweremadu Deputy Senate President, Comrade Abba Moro Hon. Minister of Interior, Sen. Mohammed Shaba Lafiagi Rep. of Chairman Senate Committee on Interior.

From right: Hon.Umar Mohammed Bature, Chairman House Committee on Interior and A. M. Daniel-Nwaobia (Mrs.) Permanent Secretary Ministry of Interior

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From right , Mr. Ike Ekweremadu Deputy Senate President, Comrade Abba Moro Hon. Minister of Interior, Sen Mohammed Shaba Lafiagi Rep. of Chairman Senate Committee on Interior, Hon.Umar Mohammed Bature,Chairman House Committee on Interior and A. M. Daniel-Nwaobia (Mrs.) Permanent Secretary Ministry of Interior

From left: Dr. Ade Abolurin, CG NSCDC, Engr. Okebiorun O..J. CG FFS and Mal. Riwan Bala Musa, Ag. CG NIS


Servers for e-citibiz Automation Project Commissioned on 18h March, 2013


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Hitherto the new visa policy, fraudsters took advantage of the leakages in the processing of visas and thus created unnecessary bottlenecks for the process of issuance of visa at the points of entry and some measures were undertaken.

FEC approved the new visa policy to serve as a veritable tool for achieving the Transformation Agenda of Mr. President and the vision 20:2020.The objective was to quicken economic development by encouraging FDI, job creation and boost tourism.

In line with the policy, notable Business men (frequent travellers) and top management staff of Multinational organizations are being issued entry visas at points of entry.

Similarly citizens of countries with which Nigeria has visa agreements are being issued entry visa at points of entry.

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e-PASSPORT INTERVENTION?

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In consideration of the suffering more especially of Nigerians in the Diaspora as well as to secure the passport from fraudsters the ministry and Nigeria Immigration service introduced the e-passport. The e-passport is in conformity with international best practices.

It has placed the country on a higher rating and ensured the integrity of the Nigerian passports.

Nigerian passports can now be issued within three days, after all the on-line processing.

In 2012 the NIS sent officers to 444 countries for the e-passport intervention.

The e- passport project has a mobile component which enhances the capacity to reach out to Nigerians in the Diaspora.


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A recent monitoring and evaluation of the e-passport intervention scheme showed that Nigerians in the Diaspora applauded Government for theinitiative.

This is evidence of the current Government citizens diplomacy as this has given Nigerians in the Diaspora a sense identity and pride.

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Also, the Nigeria Passports over the years have been abused by unscrupulous persons in the production of fake passports to unsuspecting Nigerians, the Ministry installed electronic Machine Readable Travel Documents (MRTD) in all our international Airports

The International Civil Aviation organisation Public Key Directory (ICAO-PKD) Global Platform is currently installing electronic Machine Readable Travel Documents (MRTD) in all our international Airports.

This is to provide the authentication of Nigerian e-passports and other electronic Machine Readable Travel Documents (MRTD) of other countries.


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The Country has porous borders of about 1497 illegal routes used by illegal aliens and thus create unabated influx of illegal aliens into the country.

In order to effectively secure the nation’s vast and porous borders, the Ministry is currently working on the deployment of modern technology. Thus an MOU has been entered into with a Chinese Company: China Machinery Engineering Corporation for the acquisition of ICT equipment to effectively manage border security.

The 10 Finger Print Bio-metric Policy is to ascertain the identity of each passport holder and reduce abuse of compromising the Automated Finger Print Identification System which at the moment captures only four fingers prints.

BORDER MANAGEMENT

10 FINGER PRINT BIO-METRIC POLICY

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?Finger print machine for verification

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AUTOMATIC FIRE ALERT SYSTEM?

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Real estate developers and private individual house owners do not take ognissanceof fire prevention hence incessant fire incidents. The Ministry in recognition of the lapses in building plans entered into a PPP arrangement.

FFS has, in partnership with a private organisation under the PPP arrangement, designed and launched an Automatic Fire Alert system which activates as soon as fire smoke is detected.

UPGRADING OF PUBLIC KEY INFRASTRUCTURE (PKI) AT FOUR (4) INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS:?The four International Airports (MMIA Lagos, NAIA Abuja, MAKIA Kano and

Port-Harcourt) have been provided with Automated Immigration Passenger Clearance System to authenticate signature on passport which helps in reducing the tendency for migrants getting involved in terrorism.

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The Federal Fire Service, together with other stakeholders developed a draft National Fire Safety Code. The purpose of the code is to prescribe the minimal standard necessary for the establishment of a reasonable level of reduction in fire outbreaks thereby ensuring the safety of live and properties from fire hazards.

Jail breaks and attacks on prisons have become a hydra headed monster to the security of the prisons. The Ministry in solving the problem signed an MOU with a Nigerian based Chinese Company, uawei Technologies Company (Nig) Ltd, to collaborate and implement an e-prison programme in Nigeria. This initiative is to boost prison surveillance and security through Prisons Information Management System. The proposed project is undergoing the due process of implementation.

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PROGRAMMES/ACTIVITIES OF THE MINISTRY IN RELATION TO ITS MANDATE (CONT.)

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CONTROL OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS

COLLABORATION WITH NEIGHBOURS

?Nigeria has witnessed several instances where foreigners crossed our borders and perpetrated various types of crimes including terrorism.

?In order to check this menace Mr. President directed in January 2012 the closure of some borders in Borno and obestates. Those borders were closed immediately to curb the influx of illegal aliens.

?As a result, 10,401 Nigeriens, Beninious and Camerounians amongst others, were refused entry and 8,337 of Nigeriens were repatriated.

Nigeria has over 1497 irregular/illegal and 84 regular /legal officially

identified entry routes into the country.

Nigeria cannot successfully monitor and survey its vast borders without the

cooperation of our neighbours .

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Therefore the Ministry has been at the forefront of facilitating the signing of cooperation agreements with our neighbours of Cameroun, Niger and Chad on Joint borders patrol/ control

Similarly the Ministry is collaborating with ECOWAS on borders control/surveillance.

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The issue of influx of illegal aliens into the country through the 1497 illegal and 84 legal/official routes constitute security risks and the Ministry therefore is partnering with the private sector in the construction of border control plazas which is at advanced stage of procurement.

Electronic passenger registration system (eParRs is being extended to land borders for audit trail of passengers.

Finger printing equipments are also being provided in the land borders.

The Mobile Border Patrol unit is being strengthened for effective surveillance.

BORDER CONTROL PLAZAS

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A Border Control Post at Banki in Borno State

A border guard duty post at T -Junction along Gamboru Ngala Road, Borno State

A border control post at Yunusari in Yobe State

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A Border Control Post at Gamboru in Borno State

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The ECOWAS protocol on Free Movement of Persons gives right to citizens of the sub-region to enter, reside and establish businesses in member countries.

However, without prejudice to the protocol, the NIS has been collaborating with State Governments and other security agencies to ease out, on a regular basis, foreigners without valid travel documents.

ECOWAS PROTOCOL ON FREE MOVEMENT OF PERSONS

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Recently, there have been cases of external attacks on some of our prisons at Koton-Karfe Maiha Damaturu Kumshe Maiduguri farm centre, Bama Gwoza and Shagamu resulting in the forceful release of some of the prisons inmates.Cases of jail breaks and escapes were also recorded at prisons in Port-Harcourt, Minna, Oko, Benin city and Ahoada.

In order to address the challenges of congestion in our prisons several prison buildings are being constructed and are at various stages of completion at

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Kaduna, Nsukka Ibadan and NumanA block for 136 inmates completed at Aba prison.

A block to accommodate 212 inmates was completed in Kano central prison.NPS as part of its effort to prevent future prisons break has installed signal modems in 22 prisons formations across the country. It has also created a comprehensive inmates database through the purchase of biometrics computers in the state Commands and zonal offices, as well provided critical equipment such as metal detectors, concealable Bullet Proof Vest and protective gear for operatives among others to ensure safety of inmates and prevent the nation prisons from incessant attacks.

Measures for strengthening prisons administrative institutions have been embarked upon , such as training of Armed Squad, e-Prisons Surveillance, reduction in the number of awaiting trial inmates and increase in prison accommodation.

In 2012 prison accommodation improved as follows:Renovation works and provision of more modern facilities are going on in Awka Abeokuta, Lafia Kamba Agodi Otukpo and several Prisons across the country.

A new prison yard was completed and commissioned at enagoa ayelsaState in the first quarter of this year.

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The Federal Fire Service is a first responder in all emergencies, be it fire or natural disasters. However, the Federal Fire Service, as it stands today, operates only in Abuja and Lagos. This has greatly constrained its activities, especially in the face f the almost comatose state of Fire Services in the States where they exist at all. That not withstanding, the Federal Fire Service has responded immensely well, to emergencies in the country:

To Pre-empt fire emergencies, the Federal Fire Service has commenced the enforcement of fire safety regulations by inspecting major buildings and facilities for compliance and risk assessments, beginning with Abuja.

In Abuja, the Service, between May, 2012 and today, responded to 470 fire related emergencies.

In all cases in Abuja and Lagos, properties worth millions of Naira were saved.

In addition to fire emergencies the Federal Fire Service, in the recent has

INTERVENTION IN EMERGENCIES


responded to several emergencies in Abuja such as the UN building bomb blast of August,2011, the Christmas day bombing of the church in Madalla the Police Headquarters bomb attack etc.

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has established a Disaster Management Team in all the 22 Airports across the Country. The purpose is to ensure effective management of aviation related emergencies

The Corps, has always responded to cases of emergencies all over the Country. The Corps standing Emergency Response Team assisted in search and rescue operations, rehabilitation and provision of emergency centres in disaster areas in Lagos, Kano, Katsina Kaduna and Osun States.

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? The Corps, has always responded to cases of emergencies all over the Country. The Corps standing Emergency Response Team assisted in search and rescue operations, rehabilitation and provision of emergency centres in disaster areas in Lagos, Kano, Katsina Kaduna and Osun States.

DISASTER MANAGEMENT

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ANTI-VANDALISM INTERVENTIONS? Oil pipeline and electricity cable vandalism have in recent years become very

serious threats to the nation wealth and economic growth. The NSCDC has been tackling this menace with its officers and men on foot, motor cycles, motor cars and even dog patrol through all nooks and crannies of the Country.

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agencies, the NSCDC has in the last two years generated security community awareness in the Country.

??The Corps maintains 24hrs surveillance over government infrastructure, sites

and other facilities, guard against attacks by criminals and vandals.??In 2012, the Corps made the following arrests relating to illegal oil bunkering

activities within the period under review.• Illegal refineries destroyed 95• Total number of trucks seized 545• Bunkery cache destroyed 03• umber of drums seized 44• Number of boats seized 09 • Number of vessels seized 4• Number of jerry cans seized 1548


PROTECTION OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND NATIONAL ASSETS

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has been mandated to ensure the safety of all the critical infrastructure and national Assets spread across the nation. To this end the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has mapped out strategies to effectively and efficiently carry out this mandate. This include training and retraining of its armed personnel as well as training in surveillance and intelligence gathering which some selected Corps personnel are currently undergoing.

REGISTRATION AND MONITORING OF PRIVATE SECURITY GUARDS

?The Corps has maintained consistent, strict supervision and monitoring of the activities of the Private Guard Companies, to ensure conformity with guiding rules and regulations of operations. Below is an overview statistics of Private Security Guards Compaies licensed during the period under review reflecting the regulatory activities of the Corps.

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?Total No. of licensed companies- - - 97

?otal No. of companies registered- - - 02

?Total No. of registered companies awaiting license - 0

?Total No. of companies sealed - - - 89

?Total No. of companies reopened- - - 5

?Total No. of licenses renewed- - - 500

?Total No. of companies upgraded from category ‘B’ to ‘A’ - 224

?Total No. of companies downgraded from category ‘B’ to ‘A’ 451

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1 No. of licensed coys 83

2 No. of registered coys awaiting licence 86

3 No. of coys sealed 135

4 No. of coys re -opened 40

5 Number of PGCs Licenses revoked -

6 No. of licenses renewed 145

7 No. of coys upgraded from category ‘B’ to ‘A’ -

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ADDITIONAL PRIVATE SECURITY GUARD LICENSES


10 Revenue generation. N118,570,500.00k

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12 Activities of State

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Monitoring of PGC’s on daily basis.Training of Guards is going on in some States.State Commands are collaborating with PGC stakeholders.Prosecution of PGC defaulters are ongoing in, Imo and Lagos States.

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Through the Association, the PGC industry is well -informedFree flow of information about quacks and unregistered company.The association promotes understanding between the Corps &PGC industry.The Association provides opportunity to iron out grey areas within the industry.

ADDITIONAL PRIVATE SECURITY GUARD LICENSES


CONTAINMENT OF FRAUD ACTIVITIES

?he Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has arrested and prosecuted various individuals who have been found culpable of various offences ranging from, extortion, recruitment racketeering and forgery. In this connection, over five hundred cases are being prosecuted either through the ICPC, EFCC, the Nigerian Police and the NSCDC.

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INTER – AGENCY COLLABORATIONJOINT TASK FORCE (JTF) OPERATIONS IN THE COUNTRY

• In its continues effort to ensure peace and stability, the Agencies under the

Ministry of Interior have been collaborating with the Nigeria Army, the Nigeria Police in Joint Task Force Operations in many states of the Federation. The Agencies involved in the special operations are the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, the Nigeria Immigration Service and the Nigeria Prisons Service.


COMMUNITY GOVERNANCE:• NSCDC has put in place a machinery to effectively compliment the efforts of

other agencies in easing the effect of insurgencies on citizens and displaced victims by providing operational support services.

• The Joint Task Force and Special Operations have recorded remarkable

results in restoring peace and order in Plateau, Borno, Yobe, Bayelsa, Rivers states and other volatile areas.

• The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and Nigeria Immigration Service

have been co-opted into the operations of the Joint Task Force (JTF), operating within the Niger Delta Region, Borno, Yobe and Plateau States. Members of the Corps contingent to this special squad have been distinguishing themselves in the discharge of their duties in this regard and have contributed immensely to the successes recorded by the Joint Task Force (JTF) so far.

JOINT TASK FORCE (JTF) OPERATIONS IN THE COUNTRY


• The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has also gone into partnership

with Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) where the Corps has contributed armed personnel to secure its facilities and to provide round the clock security in-conjuntion with the Nigeria Navy on Nigerian waterways and the high seas.

COLLABORATION WITH NIGERIA MARITIME ADMINISTRATION AND SAFETY AGENCY (NIMASA)

• The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps was recently co-opted into the

Special Mines Task Force established by the Federal Government to counter the menace of illegal mining activities in the Country.

COLABORATION WITH SPECIAL MINES SURVEILLANCE TASK FORCE


PEACE KEEPING OPERATION• The Nigeria Prison Service Officers are currently participating in peace keeping operations in the following

countries:

• South Sudan 14

• Liberia 2

• Congo 1

• Darfur 3

• Ithe Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps is taking proactive steps to ensure that the violent activities of these groups are reduced to the barest minimum. Apart from participating in JTF operation, the Corps is building staff capacity in anti-terrorism training. This involves effective surveillance and intelligence gathering, acquisition of modern and equipment etc.

n order to stern the rising tide of insurgencies and extremism in the country,

RESPONSE TO INSURGENCIES


Armed Squad of the NSCDC with Mask

RESPONSE TO INSURGENCIES


The present situation where by officers and men of Para-military services under the supervision of this Ministry live among the civilian population and dotted in all parts of the town is not ideal for p r o m p t mobilizations in case of emergencies. To address this problem

• In order to enhance the welfare of Para-military officers, a Para-

military village is being developed in partnership with a private e s t a t e developer-Byuan Resources Ltd to provide decent Housing across the nation

for officers.

• The Private Developer has so far acquired land in 25 States and Abuja to build

houses on mortgage arrangement for Officers

• The ground breaking ceremony for the Para-military Village Housing Scheme

development Project at Kyami District, FCT Abuja was performed by Mr.

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In order to ensure transparency and efficiency in recruitment into the para military services under the Ministry, an ICT Consultant has been contracted to provide an e-recruitment platform to handle all recruitments into the Para-military.

The Consultant has already developed a new portal for that purpose. he new portal which is registered with Galaxy Backbone under the domain name cdfipb.gov.ng s the only recognized portal for recruitment purposes in the Ministry.

e-RECRUITMENT

IMPLEMENTATION OF DATABASE DEVELOPMENT FOR ALL PRIVATE SECURITY OPERATIVES

In order to effectively monitor the activities of Private Security Guards, the NSCDC is implementing a database of ll private security operatives in the country.


The Ministry has continued to undertake biometric e-registration of ECOWAS and other African Citizens not captured by the CERPAC scheme to address the influx of irregular migrants. To date, a total number of 110,629 ECOWAS Citizens have been registered.

BIOMETRIC e-REGISTRATION OF ECOWAS/ AFRICAN CITIZENS

STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENTS• A stakeholders conference was held in Lagos in August 2012 relating to the

expatriate quota Administration and granting of business permits.• The Forum was to sensitize the Stakeholders on the automation of Citizenship,

Business permits and expatriate quota administration and review of the guidelines on expatriate quota administration.

• A stakeholders Forum on Citizenship and Marriage Administration in Nigeria was held in May, 2013 in collaboration with Anchor Data ware Solutions at the Rock View Hotels in Abuja.


• The Forum was aimed at availing the Stakeholders an opportunity to review the enabling laws and administrative guidelines on Citizenship and Marriage issues in Nigeria.

• The National Council on Fire, involving all stakeholders on matters of fire prevention and fire fighting in the country, was held in Makurdi in December, 2012. The conference outcome was mainly on the need for Governments at various levels to recognise the importance of Fire Service and the need to strengthen them.

• A stakeholders Forum organised by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps with Private Guard Companies in order to improve the internal security was held in fifteen State Commands from January to May 2013.

• A stakeholders Forum organised by the Nigeria Prisons Service and Prisoners’ Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA) on Prisons reform intervention in Nigeria.

• A stakeholders Forum on African Prisons Roundtable on Medical Care for Prisoners towards inmates reformation.


Second from the right Moro, HM Interior, Dr. Samuel Ortom, HMS Trade & Invest.Chief Emeka Wogu, HM of Labour & Prod., A. M. Daniel-Nwaobia (Mrs.) Perm Sec. Joel Adi, MD Anchor DataWare Solutions, Adetayo Sode, Dir. (C&B),

Comrade Abba

Officers of the Nigeria Immigration Service

STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENTS


Officials of the Ministry of Interior

From right, A. M. Daniel-Nwaobia (Mrs.) Perm. Sec. Min. Of Interior, Mr. Jerry Nwosu Fmr. Perm, Sec. Min. Of Interior, Alh. Yayale Ahmed Fmr. Head of Civil Service of the Federation, and a Stakeholders forum on Citizenship and Marriage Administration held recently in Abuja.


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National Council on Fire Conference in Makurdi

At the centre Comrade Abba Moro Hon. Minister of Interior, at his left the Deputy Governor of Benue State, Mr Steve Lawani, far right Dr. David Salifu, SSG Benue State, far left Engr. Okebiorun O.J. CG Fire

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• Human Resources development and capacity building has remained a cardinal policy of the present administration as the effectiveness of any organisation is predicted on the quality of its personnel.

• he ministry has embarked on intensive training of its personnel and the procurement of appropriate technologies to ensure efficient and effective service delivery in line with Mr. President Transformation Agenda.

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CAPACITY BUILDING

•specialized areas to enhance service delivery.

• The Ministry has established and equipped a training room within the office complex to enable it conduct in-house training for its staff in view of limited budgetary provisions for training.

Total number of 566 Personnel of the Ministry were trained in various

HUMAN CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT


•of the service in areas of Basic Recruit course, Senior Executive course, Senior Executive Intelligence course, Chief Warder Refreshment course, Policy and

hLeadership course, Citizenship/ Leadership course and 5 Command course for the Deputy Controller of Prisons (DCP).

• 2,373 Officers and men of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corp were trained on arms and light weapons handling, crisis management, counter terrorism and insurgency operations, disaster management, general intelligence on counter terrorism etc.

• 1,064 Officers and men of the Federal Fire Service were trained on professional fire fighting, first aid, fire fighting technique, advance fireman certificate of competency, safety regulation, disaster management, response to bomb explosion (over-seas), chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear awareness, fire risk assessment etc.

The Nigerian Prisons Service trained a total number of 2,082 Officers and men


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Inspectorate/ Assistant cadre, Anti Terrorism Training rogrammein Nigeria,

Counter Terrorism in Egypt, Border Control in Italy and other Regular and

Basic Training etc.

• 1,185 inmates of Nigeria Prisons Service were trained on Trade Test

Examination Certificates, Open University, UTME(JAMB).

Over 4,500 of the Nigerian Immigration Service were trained on the


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armed Squad. At the moment the Corps has trained a sizeable number of its

armed personnel across the State Commands and the National Headquarters

with the Nigerian Army to enhance their capacity to face head on, the present

security challenges.

• It is in furtherance of our desire to enhance effectiveness and efficiency of the

armed squad, that the Corps has embarked on regular and aggressive training

and retraining of this crop of personnel with the Nigerian Army and other

Security Agencies.

The Corps has embarked on aggressive training and retraining of its standing

TRAINING OF NSCDC ARMED SQUAD


The services have acquired valuable equipment in the last two years to enhance their operational capacities:

ACQUISITION OF EQUIPMENT

• Acquired twenty-four (24) Peugeot 307 cars as operational vehicles for effective service delivery.

• Procured a large cache of firearms to improve security and borders patrols.

• HP CDAN Voice and Data Radios have been procured and being installed in 59 Immigration locations nationwide. This will provide effective communication links between the State Commands and Border Control Posts.

Nigeria Immigration Service


• In conjunction with a private company on Public Private Partnership arrangement, developed an automatic fire alarm system which activates as soon as smoke is detected and sends alert to the Service.

Federal Fire Service

• Established a modern Dog Kernel with veterinary clinic and other facilities. It has capacity for over 500 snifer dogs which help to detect explosives, ammunitions, narcotics and for crowd control.

Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps


PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMES EXECUTED MAY 29, 2011 – MAY 29,2013

• Computerization of the Headquarters/ Networking to facilitate service

delivery.

• Completion of 1st phase of the State Comptrollers Flag Houses for Nigeria

Immigration Service in Abia, Benue, Kebbi and Kogi States to provide

befitting office accommodations for staff to enhance for service delivery.

• Construction of Command office complex for Nigeria Immigration Service

in Abia ,Imo and Kebbi States to provide befitting office accommodations to

staff for service delivery.

MAIN MINISTRY


• Establishment of e- Law library in the Ministry headquarters in order to access more documents and materials from other libraries across the world.

• The Ministry monitored and evaluated projects and programmes of the

Para- Military Services by the Ministry in the 36 States and FCT. The

Ministry also evaluated the e-assportchemein the following Nigeria

Missions Uk, South Africa India, China, Spain and US, to ensure

utilization of funds appropriated for the projects


The Honourable Minister of Interior, Comrade Abba Moro on the e -Passport Scheme Evaluation in the USA

Permanent Secretary and officials of the Ministry on the e-Passport Scheme Evaluation in the United Kingdom.


Completed States Command Headquarters- Birnin-Kebbi, Kebbi State


NIGERIA IMMIGRATION SERVICE

The limited number of issuing points of Nigerian passports often leads to congestion and over – crowding at the available centres. To decongest the existing centres and to make it easier for Nigerians to acquire their passports, the Ministry in conjunction with the Nigeria Immigration Service completed and commissioned the following:

• A Passport Complex Annex located in the premises of the Nigeria Immigration Service Headquarters, Abuja was completed and furnished in December,

2012 to provide a befitting office accommodation to staff for service delivery.

• Completed and commissioned of Passport Office, Alausa, Lagos to provide adequate facilities for the processing of Nigeria e-passports in May, 2013.

• ompletion of a block of 18 Nos.1- bedroom flats as staff quarters for Junior staff at the Service headquarters Sauka, Abuja, and awaiting commissioning to provide decent accommodation to officers and men of Nigeria Immigration service to enhance their productivity

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• Completion of access road /drainage facilities from the main gate to the Senior Staff quarters at the Service Headquarters for easy movement of officers and men of Nigeria Immigration Service.

• Completion of a Library/ ICT Centre at the Service Headquarters and occupied in order to access more documents and materials from other libraries across the world.

• A block of 8 no.2-Bedroom flats at the Service Headquarters completed and occupied .This is to provide decent accommodation to Officers and to enhance their productivity.

• A block of 8 no.2-Bedroom flats at Service Headquarters is at the final stage of completion.

• Completion of 10 rooms hostel at the Immigration Training School, Ahoada, Rivers State to provide adequate and modern accommodation for the trainees.


Completed block of 8 nos. 2 bedroom flats at SHQs - Abuja

Newly completed e-passport office at the NIS Headquarters, Sauka, Abuja

Completed Library/ICT Complex, at SHQs, Abuja

Completed block of 18 nos. 1 Bedroom Flats at SHQs, Abuja

NIGERIA IMMIGRATION SERVICE


PRISONS MANAGEMENTa. PRISONS REFORM

• The Nigeria Prisons Service mandate is to reform the inmate to enable him

fit into society. In order to achieve the reform mandate, the service has embarked on training programmes for the inmate.

• The Prison service has completed arrangements to use the PPP model to

manage the Prisons farm centres in a joint Venture Partnership Management with MESSRS KONSULT RABBONI LTD for an initial pilot phase of 5 years.

• The bill to amend the Act has passed through second reading at National

Assembly

• The farms are to provide agric- business training to the inmates in the

various agricultural activities such as, animal husbandry, various types of crop farming, aquaculture etc.

• In addition to providing skills acquisition to the inmates, the farms will also provide farm produces that could be utilized in prisons or sold to the


public for revenue generation.


lThe Prisons Service has been facing challenges of prisons congestion and in order to address this problem, the following measures have been taken:

• Constitution of a Presidential Inter-ministerial Committee on prisons

decongestion has been inaugurated by the Hon. Minister of Interior

• A storey building cell block at Kaduna Prison is almost completed.

• A storey block for about Two Hundred and Twelve (212) inmates was completed at

Kano Central Prison to provide adequate accommodation for

the inmates

• A storey block for One Hundred and Thirty Six (136) inmates was completed at Aba

Prison to provide adequate accommodation for the inmates.

• Drug Compounding Laboratory – 92% completion and about to be commissioned.

PRISON REFORMSlThe Nigerian Prisons Service currently has twenty (20) mechanized farm centres across

the country. In order to effectively manage the farms, the Service is going into partnership with a Private Agricultural Entrepreneur to manage the farms starting with seven (8) pilot farm centres located in each of the geo-political zones.

b. PRISONS DECONGESTION


• Completion and commissioning of the Borstal Training Institute Clinic Kaduna February 2013 to provide medical service for Officers.

• Prisons Barracks Hospital over 95% completion and about to be commissioned.

• Commissioned Staff School at the Headquarters of the Nigeria Prisons

Service by the First Lady Dame Patience Jonathan in April, 2013.

• Completed 7 nos. 3 bedroom detached bungalows at Prisons Village,

Abuja.

• Completed Staff canteen at Prison Village, Abuja.

• Completed prototype female cellblock at Yenagoa, Bayelsa.

• Newly commissioned Admin block at Yenagoa, Bayelsa.

• Commissioning of newly built modern prison in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State to

provide adequate accommodation for the inmates.


Newly completed cellblock at Kaduna Prison Completed 7 nos 3 bedroom detached bungalows at Prison Village, Abuja

Completed Admin Block at Yenagoa, Bayelsa

Completed Staff Canteen at Prison Village, Abuja

PRISONS DECONGESTION


Completed 4 unit cellblock at Yenagoa, Bayelsa State

Completed Phototype Female Cellblock at Yenagoa, Bayelsa State

Completed Bortals Training Institution Clinic at Kakuri, Kaduna State

Newly Completed 2 Unit Cell Building at Ahoada, River State

PRISONS DECONGESTION


• Completion of Block of 6 units of 2 Bedroom flat at Sauka Abuja to provide

decent accommodation for the corps• Completion of Administrative Block at Sauka Abuja to provide office

accommodation to staff service delivery• Completion of a storey Building (Admin Block) in Katsina to provide adequate

accommodation for the corps.• Completion of a Block of 36 units of 1 Bedroom in Katsina to provide

decent accommodation to officers to enhance their productivity • Construction of ten (10) nos. classroom blocks at Abeokuta training

school.• onstruction of ten (10) classroom at Katsina training school to provide

decent classroom for the trainees.• Construction of four (4) unit of three (3) bedroom flats of two (2) storey

building at Sauka Abuja.

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NIGERIA SECURITY AND CIVIL DEFENCE CORPS


•• Completion of indoor sporting complex at Sauka to ensure that the officers

are physically fit.• Construction of a female hostel at Collage management Abeokuta

• Construction of twenty (20) unit of one (1) bedroom flat of one (1) storey

building at Sauka Abuja.

• 200 units of 9mm parabellum semi automatic pistol each complete with

carrying case, cleaning kit, two (2) magazines to the specification attached and 11,000 units of rounds of 19mm parabellum ammunition to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence.

• Construction of a Block of 36 units of 1 Bedroom in Abeokuta.

• Supply of four (4) Toyota Hiace bus Ambulances with Medical Gadget and Accessories in Abuja

• Supply 6 nos Toyota Hilux double cabin pick up van at Abuja

• Supply Of 140 Ak 47 Rifles And Accessories With 10 Boxes Of Ammunitions in

Abuja.

Construction of a female hostel at the Katsina training school.


• Construction of Administrative Block in Abeokuta, Ogun State.

• Construction of Male Hostel at the Training School, Katsina State.

• Construction of 4 Unit of 3 Bedroom Flat at College of Security

Management at Abeokuta, Ogun State.• Construction of a Warehouse at Sauka, Abuja.

• Completion of Fabrication and Installation of Steel Tank for

Administrative Block Phase 2 in Abeokuta, Ogun State.• Completion of Fencing of a 4 Bedroom Flat at the Zonal Commandant’s

Residence at the Training School, Katsina State.


Newly Completed Administrative building at NSCDC Acadamy, Sauka- FCT

Completed 36 Units of 1 Bedroom Flat at NSCDC Training School, Katsina

Completed Indoor Sporting Complex at NSCDC Acadamy Sauka, Abuja

Completed Block of 6 units of 2 bedroom flat at NSCDC Acadamy Sauka, Abuja

NIGERIA SECURITY AND CIVIL DEFENCE CORPS


Newly Procurred Operational Vehicles and Ambulances for NSCDC

Handover of arms and ammunition to NSCDC by the GOC 2nd Division, Nigeria Army( From left: GOC 2nd Div, Comrade Abba Moro, Hon. Min. Of Interior and Dr. MukhtarYero, Gov. Of Kaduna State)


• One (1) Staff Housing 6x3 Bed Block of Flat. This is to provide accommodation

to officers to enhance their productivity. • Drill Tower to train the officers and men on fire fighting at the Fire Training

School, Sheda.• Drill Ground; train the officers and men on fire fighting at Sheda.

• Cafeteria for eatry for the trainees at Sheda.

• One (1) Flash-Over Demonstration Prop train the officers and men on fire

fighting at FTS, Sheda.• Clinic to provide medical service for officers and men of fire service at FTS,

Sheda.• Student Hostel to provide adequate and decent accommodation at FTS, Sheda.

• Perimeter Security Lighting for security to secure the environment at FTS,

Sheda.

FEDARAL FIRE SERVICE


• Confined Space Prop to train the officers and men on fire fighting at FTS, Sheda.

• Hot Fire Training Prop to train the officers and men on fire fighting at FTS, Sheda.

• Fuel Tanker Training Prop to train the officers and men on fire fighting at FTS,

Sheda.

• Road Traffic Accident Prop to train the officers and men on fire fighting at FTS,

Sheda

.• While the following projects are on-oing

(a) Admin Block 65%(b) External Electrification 80%(c) Commandant Quarters 50%(d) Burn Building (Fire House) 5%

(e) Rail Crash Training Prop 70% (f) Computer Room/ Library 60%(g) Aircraft Rescue Trop 20%


Staff Quarters at Fire Training School, Sheda-Abuja

Trainee Hostel at Fire Training School, Sheda-Abuja

Drill Tower at Fire Training School, Sheda-Abuja

Oil Tanker Fire Prop.



Clinic at the Fire Training School, Sheda-

Library at the Fire Training School, Sheda - Abuja

Classrooms at the Fire Training School, Sheda-

Sprinkler Power House at the Fire Training School, Sheda - Abuja



CIVIL DEFENCE, FIRE, IMMIGRATION AND PRISONS SERVICES BOARD

• Biometric data capturing of Officers, development and hosting of

website for collection of personnel data of the Four (4) paramilitary services.

• Review and publishing of guidelines on appointment and

discipline for the four (4) Para-military services.• The Board has developed e-recruitment portal for easy

recruitment into the Para-military Services.


S/N SERVICE/DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION AMOUNT

1. Citizenship and Business Automation ? 88,359,502.86

2. Citizenship and Business Revenue Account ? 183,536,785.74

3. Citizenship and Business Revenue Account US$ 230,041.23

4. Nigeria Immigration Service e-Passports ? 6,962,263,325.50

5. Nigeria Immigration Service e-Passports US$13,906,549.02

6. Nigeria Immigration Service CERPAC ? 2,122,261,883.38

7. Nigeria Security and Civil Defence

Corps

Private Guard

Companies

? 258,912,300.00

8. Federal Fire Services Registration of private

fire stations

? 250,056,330.59

9. Nigeria Prisons Service Farm Centres ? 385,495,084.41

In the last two years the Ministry and its services have generated revenue as follows:

REVENUE GENERATION


S/N MINISTRY/AGENCIES AMOUNT(?)

1. MAIN MINISTRY CapitalRecurrent

518,749,880.18657,097,558.00

2. NIGERIA PRISONS SERVICECapitalRecurrent

120,285,661,165.00116,164,008,280.00

3. NIGERIA IMMIGRATION SERVICECapitalRecurrent

2,316,906,922.0094,630,928,012.00

4. NIGERIA SECURITY AND CIVIL DEFENCE CORPSCapitalRecurrent

893,488,820.501,059,890,896.41

5. FEDERAL FIRE SERVICESCapitalRecurrent

862,133,254.011,128,342,167.00

6. CIVIL DEFENCE,FIRE, IMMIGRATION AND PRISONS BOARDCapitalRecurrent

52,914,921.50337,734,846.12

7. CUSTOM, IMMIGRATIONAND PRISON PENSION OFFICECapitalRecurrent 442,411,362.71

BUDGET RELEASES (2011-2012


KEY OUTCOME DELIVERED

SAFETY OF LIVES AND PROPERTYKPIs


REFORMATION AND REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS


GRANTING OF CITIZENSHIP AND BUSINESS PERMITS


PROVISION OF IMMIGRATION SERVICES


PROVISION OF POLICY, REGULATORY AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES


JOB CREATION


• In consideration of the scope of the Ministry’s mandate and its expected role

in addressing the prevailing security challenges, the Ministry is grossly underfunded.

• Prison expansion and the purchase of Black Maria vehicles urgently require

funding to address the prison congestion problem.• The Federal Fire Service is in dire need of new Fire Stations and modern

equipment to deliver on its mandate in view of recent upsurge in fire outbreaks• Effective border control/surveillance by the NIS require huge funding

• The NSCDC is facing increasing sophistication from pipeline/cable vandals

and so require purchase of more modern equipment for surveillance and intelligence gathering

• The Bill to amend the Act is still with the NASS.

• The Prison Act is obsolete and retards the operation of the NPS as a modern

prison service.

CHALLENGES


• The Immigration Act of 1963 contains inherent role conflicts between the

Ministry and other Agencies, it is impeding the operation of the service as stexpected in the 21 century Immigration Service.

• The problem of prison congestion is largely attributable to the country's

slow justice system that has given rise to the disproportionately large number of awaiting trial inmates (70% awaiting trials inmates as against 30% convicted offenders). Presidential Inter-Ministerial committee has been inaugurated to proffer a sustainable solutions of decongesting the prisons.

• The Bill to amend the Act is still pending with the NASS.

• The Justice system needs urgent review to enhance speedy trials

• Alternative to prison terms as punishment for offenders should be

introduced into the system to achieve the desired reformation of inmates.


lImproved budgetary allocation to the ministry, agencies and Para-military

services.

lExploration of further PPP arrangements towards bridging funding gaps in the

sector.

lBuilding of more border plazas to check illegal immigration.

lFull implementation of the new visa policy

lIncreased capacity building for personnel of the sector.

lAcquisition of more modern equipment for operations in the sector.

WAY FORWARD


lThe untiring efforts of Mr. President to tackle the internal security

challenges of the country are well known.

lThe Ministry of Interior and its Agencies shall continue to do its best to deliver

on its mandate.

lThe limitations of availability of public resources for delivery of the Ministry

mandate needs to be looked into by Government while the Ministry on its own

will explore viable PPP arrangements to deliver services to its end users.

lThe indispensability of security to ensure the desired peace for any sustainable

development cannot be over-emphasised.

lCollaboration, stakeholder engagements and private partnerships shall be

explored to expand the capacity of the Ministry to deliver.

lIt is hoped that other sectors whose activities impact on the internal security

sector shall do their part to achieve the overall national goal.

CONCLUSION/RECOMMENDATIONS


To reposition the interior Ministry, Agencies and Commands to enable them

achieve and deliver on their organizational mandate, efficiently and

effectively, anchoring on:

a. Professional Excellence

b. Corporate Efficiency

c. Transparency and Integrity

d. Discipline and Dedication

e. Citizenship Protection

f. Patriotism and Nationalism

g. Global Best Practices

With a resolve to impact purposeful direction, pragmatic leadership,

transparency in transactions and an efficient and productive work ethic,

while also maintaining a project execution technique that is strategic,

Tactical and Operationally Effective within appropriate regulatory framework

in the discharge of my duties.

MINISTERIAL VISION


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