Just in: Customs effects massive shake-up, 246 senior officers affected (See list)
The comptroller-general of customs, Col. Hameed Ali (rtd), has approved the redeployment of 46 senior officers of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) in a bid to strengthen operations and reposition the service to meet the challenges of the new year 2017.
Hameed Ibrahim has reiterated the federal government ban on importation of Rice and Vehicles through the land borders.
The NTA reports that the redeployment which takes immediate effect affects 8 assistant comptrollers-general and 238 deputy comptrollers of customs.
Assistant Comptrollers-General affected are:
1. ACG Charles Edike from Zone A to Human Resource Development (HRD)
2. ACG Ahmed Mohammed from HRD to Zone B
3. ACG Aminu Dangaladima from Zone B to Enforcement
4. ACG Francis Dosumu from Enforcement to Zone D
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5. ACG Augustine Chidi from Zone D to Excise, Free Trade
Zone and Industrial Incentives (Ex, FTZ, & I I)
6. ACG Monday Abueh from Ex, FTZ, & I I to Zone A
7. ACG Umar Sanusi from HQ to Zone C
8. ACG Abdulkadir Azerema from Zone C to HQ
The redeployment of deputy comptrollers of customs affected the service public relations Officer, DC Wale Adeniyi, who is now posted to Apapa customs area command, Lagos.
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The comptroller-general has also reiterated the federal government ban on importation of Rice and Vehicles through the land borders.
He charged all Officers and Men of the Service to ensure maximum collection of revenue and strict implementation of the fiscal policy of government.
Meanwhile, many vehicles that were not cleared to cross into Nigeria before Sunday, January 1, 2017 are currently stuck at land border posts across the country, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) kicked off the implementation of the banning of vehicle importation through land borders on January 1 and now the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), Seme Chapter is reporting that many vehicles are trapped at the borders.
Customs spokesperson at Seme Command Selechang Taupyen told NAN that the NCS had to go ahead with the president’s order banning the importation.