The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Professor Kayode O. Adebowale, mni, FAS, fspsp, has said that the University of Ibadan is ready to collaborate with the Nigeria Immigration Service to move the nation forward.

He made this statement while receiving the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Mrs Kemi Nanna Nandap, during a courtesy visit to the office of the Vice-Chancellor.

Professor Adebowale acknowledged the role of the Immigration Service in providing border security and affirmed that the university has the capacity and research base to facilitate the fulfilment of its mission.

He stated that the 19th International Conference of the Society for Peace Studies and Practice which the university was hosting and where the Comptroller-General would be decorated as a Fellow of the Society was designed to provide a platform for discussions on peace and security.

The VC added that the conference will offer participants an opportunity to access the available wealth of knowledge as the academics collaborate with practitioners.

Professor Adebowale asserted that multidisciplinary studies is the pivot for a robust discussion, stating that the university’s Faculty of Multidisciplinary Studies is a viable platform for strategic collaborations with paramilitary agencies.

The Comptroller-General, Mrs Kemi Nanna Nandap, reiterated that the core mandate of the Nigerian Immigration Service is to provide border security, stressing that the situation of the country requires knowledge-based security architecture.

She stated that there is a need for the Immigration Service to work with scholars, adding that a collaboration with the academia will enhance its operations and benefit both parties.

The Comptroller-General emphasized the need to improve knowledge and research, explaining that the face of security is evolving and the security challenges Nigeria is grappling with must be tackled from a sound knowledge base.

On her entourage were Assistant Comptroller-Generals of the NIS from the states in the Southwest of Nigeria and other senior officers of the service.