The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has intercepted 17 irregular migrants in Adamawa State.
The Service, in a separate operation around the same period, also arrested two suspected kidnappers with N34 million in cash, which the suspects allegedly admitted was ransom payment.
DAILY POST learnt on Wednesday morning that, in the first incident on Sunday, September 6, 2026, operatives arrested Alhaji Jaye, 55, and Buba Bello, 34, in possession of N34 million in cash.
During preliminary investigations, the duo reportedly confessed that the money was intended as ransom for the release of a captive.
According to a statement from the Adamawa State Command of the NIS, the command, in a separate development, intercepted 17 undocumented migrants at a private residence in Rumde Baru, a community in Yola South Local Government Area.
