SAN FRANCISCO, January 24, (THEWILL) – In continuation of the reorganization going on in the parastatal, the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, says it has terminated the appointment of about 48 senior officers, even as it retired eleven others.
In a circular dated January 19, 2017, the Ag. Comptroller in charge of Discipline, Ganiyu I.A disclosed that about 45 officers were dismissed, while the appointment of three were terminated.
The dismissed officers as well as those whose appointment were terminated were asked to leave the service over professional misconduct.
This is coming months after the NCS dismissed 29 senior officers for various acts of gross misconduct after a disciplinary panel found them guilty of offences bordering on corruption and theft.
Between January to September 2016, Customs dismissed seventeen junior officers for offences ranging from drug addiction, certificate forgery, theft and absence from duty.
Its spokesperson, Wale Adeniyi, who made this known last October, added that the appointment of two other officers have been terminated by the NCS for absence from duty while one officer was retired for drug addiction.
The January 19 circular reiterated that the service was currently undergoing reorganisation to reposition it.
Those affected are three Deputy Comptroller of Customs (DC), four Assistant Comptrollers of Customs (AC), eight Chief Superintendents of Customs (CSC), three Superintendents of Customs (SPC) one Deputy Superintendent of Customs (DSC) and one Assistant Superintendent of Customs (ASC).
Those dismissed include Deputy Controller Idris A.Z, AC Mandi A.Z, Ohamobi C., CSC Sale A.S, CSC Nura Mu’Azu Usman, CSC Bello A., CSC Absullahi R., CSC Dan-Ali M., SC Imam S.U, SC Andullahi M.S, DSC Olajumoke O., CIC Sani B., CIC Saleh A., CIC Isah A. CIC Balarabe S., 1 ACIC Maigari S., ACIC Shuibu I.J, ACIC Anigwe M.E, ACIC Dugari Z.I , DCIC Madaki J.M, PIC Hamisu S.G, PIC Garba H., PIC Alfa Y. D, PIC Hamidu H., PIC Haruna K., SIC Jimoh A.S, IC Bamiloye T. A, IC Yusuf D.N, IC Sanusi S.M, IC Mohammed A.U and CCA Yakubu M.S
Those retired are: DC Mustapha M. T, AC Mbanefo P., AC Daze P. D, CSC Ekong N. A, CSC Archew A.A, CSC Suleman A.A, SC Daniru A., ACIC Owunaka T., ACIC Azodoh A.C, PIC Orukalama T. and CCA Abubakar A.
Among those whose appointments were terminated are: ASCII Olorunhundo G and CA 1 Lurwanu S. FCT.
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