Call Your Men To Order, C/River Lawyer Tells Immigration CG

An Abuja based lawyer, Barr. Ichire Okim has charged comptroller general, Nigeria Immigration Service, Adepoju Carol Wura-Ola to call  personnel of the service in Cross River State to desist forth with from harrasing and intimidating Effi  community traditional rulers, in Ikom LGA of the state whom he said are his clients.

Okim gave  the charge yesterday  during a telephone conversation with LEADERSHIP  in Ikom local government area of Cross River State.

He described the numerous  invitations extended to Effi community monarchs by authority of Immigration Service in Cross River State  as unnecessary stressing that the  invitations were not in tanderm with the traditions and norms of Effi people.

A statement from Ichire Okim and Co  Chambers dated August 24, titled, Re: “National Security Risk Urgent Action Required, Suspicious Entry into Effi Community Forest and the Cross River South Forest Reserve without and Diplomatic and Security Clearance”, Okim frowns at the invitations of the monarchs.

“For Christ sake why are they tossing the the traditional rulers around like a football? These are my clients. I can’t sit down fold my arms and watch them  toss  them around like that!

“Chinese nationals only visited our  community  and said  that they want something from our  community, whether we agree or  not, is that an issue?

“In the first instance, my clients, Effi community traditional rulers had not even entered into any agreement  with the Chinese nationals, unfortunately this has become a big issue.

“Let me state clearly here  that it’s because of an inciting and fault-finding  letter written  by one  Odey Oyama  to the Immigration authority that is generating so much dust like this.” Okim stated.