By Solomon T. Gaye
-Nimba
The Liberia immigration service (LIS) Commander, Richard Mehnprine, says illegal border entries are reportedly increasing in Nimba in the wake of the dry season.
The LIS Commander revealed that people living in towns and other areas along the river are in the habit of creating illegal entries along the borders.
According to Commander Mehnprine, LIS border patrol assigned in the county seized over 400 gallons of petroleum along the border in Gompa while crossing to Guinea.
“LIS is constraint with the lack of vehicles for operation, the people residing along the borders are opening illegal entries for people to enter into the country,” LIS alarmed.
“The lack of operation vehicles to patrol the borders towards Yekepa, Loguatuo, Gblorplay, Butuo, Gompa and Kparblee are hampering the smooth running of LIS which is worrisome,” Commander Mehnprine pointed out.
Nimba County is comprising of nine electoral districts, five national borders along with more than 20 sub vulnerable borders that are mostly used by some unscrupulous business people in the county.
Commander Mehnprine revealed that Burkinabe continue to cross into the county through the borders by Kparblee District.
“I want to take this time to warn the residents that anybody caught crossing people illegally into the country will bear the full weight of the law,” the LIS Commander stressed.
“LIS has observed that residents in towns along the river side are in the habit of creating illegal crossing point, illegal and unauthorized entries,” he reiterated.
