The Joint Task Force on Illegal Immigrants in Osun on Wednesday pledged to flush out all illegal immigrants in the state.
Mr Ola Omolere, the Comptroller, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Osun Command, made the pledge while inaugurating members of the task force in Osogbo.
The comptroller said the move was sequel to the directive by the Ministry of Internal Affairs ordering the task force to commence operation immediately.
Omolere said the taskforce had also been inaugurated at the national and zonal levels in the interest of national security and peace.
Also speaking, Mr Olusegun Osoye, a Deputy Comptroller and chairman of the taskforce, pledged the commitment of members to achieving the set target of repatriating illegal immigrants.
Osoye, who is in charge of ECOWAS and African Affairs in the command, said the military would also be co-opted into the committee if there was need in future.
NAN reports that representatives of the police, Nigeria Customs Service, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Nigeria Prison Service and the State Security Service are members of the taskforce. (NAN)