Nigeria repatriates 62 Mali nationals, begins border facility upgrade Story by Hamzat Ibrahim The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Illela Border Command in Sokoto State, has repatriated 62 nationals of the Republic of Mali through the Illela Control Post. The Controller of the command, Mr Tony Akuneme, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja. He said the repatriated persons consisted of 51 males and 11 females. Akuneme explained that the individuals were escorted from the NIS headquarters in Abuja to the Illela border by a team of eight officers led by...