Malik, AliyuAbdullahi, Sallau ModibboTom, Usman Abu2023-12-142023-12-142019-09-06Abdullahi, S.M. (2019). THE ROLE OF NIGERIA IMMIGRATION SERVICE AS A SECURITY AGENCY IN CURBING ILLEGAL MIGRATIONhttps://keffi.nsuk.edu.ng/handle/20.500.14448/6836Nigeria ’s porous border situation presents a security problem demanding a coordinated national and multilateral approach to address the issue effectively. Smuggling, narcotics trafficking, illegal immigration, movement of arms and ammunition, human trafficking, and insurgent movements offer some of the major challenges to domestic and regional security. A variety of circumstances and factors contribute to Nigeria’s systemically futile efforts to accomplish adequate border operations. This paper explored the role of Nigeria Immigration Service as a security in curbing illegal migration. The paper adopted quantitative research design, using content analysis for analysing. The findings revealed that the Nigeria Immigration Service have done their best towards combating this menace, with the provision of mechanisms such as e-passport, establishment of electronic queuing system, installation of HF Voice and Data Codan among others, the obvious fact still remains that a lot still needs to be done if the Service wishes to properly and effectively perform its role in security policing. The paper therefore recommends that, government should adequately exploit e-governance through installation, utilization and maintenance of ICT gadgets in order to achieve desired objectives of secured borders, safe society and increase in economic development. Similarly, there is a need to introduce community policing at the local or grassroots level in order to collaborate, share information on cross-border crimes and criminality.enImmigration Service, Illegal Routes, State, Security Policing, Border.Article