Among otherlimits, soldierslegally can detain onlypeoplecaughtin the actof a crime as they checksuspiciouscars, rummage through trash cansandgatherintelligence from neighbors.
Nigerians are increasingly questioning the police and military response, one that relies more on labor-intensive check points rather than intelligence operations that could provide tips on weapons or the composition of the group.
When you have some piece of intelligence like this, you check whether this person had a visa, and if had been issued a visa, you make sure that he doesn't enter the country without serious security checks, additional screening and perhaps the revocation of the visa itself.