The Comptroller of Immigration Service in Cross River State, Chris Baikie has asked for members of the general public to offer details about infiltrations, residence status and activities of immigrants in their communities.

Recall that there have been security issues following a revelation by the State Commissioner of Police, Aminu Alhassan’s disclosure that the separatist Ambazonian fighters in southwest Cameroon and the Independent People’s of Biafra (IPOB) have their terrorist camps in Calabar, Cross River State.

The authorities commissioner had actually displayed a mortar bomb prior to the IGP supposedly recovered from the Ambazonian camp in Calabar.

Baikie who said he might not give information of the reported camps and the bomb firmly insisted that his agency only relies on voluntary details from community members to track immigrants that might have gotten in the country illegally and possibly take part in some illegalities.

“We have our personnel who are designated particular tasks in various communities and border points. We still prefer that stakeholders and others in communities volunteer information to us about the activities of immigrants.

“My team and I just recently got in touch with the Obong of Calabar, Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu and likewise solicited his cooperation in this regard. We desire likewise to pay comparable visits to many other communities.

“But at borderline communities, we generally have a herculean task attempting to fish out those who are not Nigerians. This is since there are normally deep ancestral and biological affinities in between the peoples from both sides of the nations.”

He restated his demand to the state government and the police headquarters that patrol boats are needed to monitor the maritime borders of the state with Cameroon.