The Acting Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mrs Caroline Adepoju, has commended the Bwari Area Council for donating three hectares of land to its FCT Command.
The Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO) Dr Adedotun Aridegbe, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja.
Adepoju gave the commendation when the Council Chairman, Hon. John Gabaya, led a delegation to present the deed of title to the Ag. CGI, at the Service Headquarters in Abuja.
She stressed that the gesture was timely, as it supported her vision in providing welfare incentives.
This, she said, included housing units that would alleviate accommodation challenges faced by officers and men of the service.
Speaking earlier the Council Chairman said the gesture was part of the council Corporate Social Responsibility to the service.
Gabaya said that the land allocation was to assist officers and men of the service in their quest to have better accommodation.
Present at the event were the Assistant Comptroller General in charge of Human Resource Management Directorate, Usman Babanginda.
Also, Comptroller Tony Akuneme of the FCT Command, as well as Deputy Comptroller of Immigration A. Aridegbe, the Service Public Relations Officer.