Admin l Wednesday, January 04, 2017
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Nigerian Customs Service has redeployed 246 senior offices with immediate effect. In a statement, the NCS said they were redeployed to strengthen operations and reposition the service to meet the challenges of the new year 2017.
A breakdown of those affected showed that eight of them were very senior officers. “Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd) has approved the redeployment of 8 Assistant Comptrollers-General and 238 Deputy Comptrollers with immediate effect”, the statement said.
The eight Assistant Comptrollers-General affected are: ACG Charles Edike from Zone A to Human Resource Development (HRD) ; ACG Ahmed Mohammed from HRD to Zone B; ACG Aminu Dangaladima from Zone B to Enforcement; ACG Francis Dosumu from Enforcement to Zone D; ACG Augustine Chidi from Zone D to Excise, Free Trade Zone and Industrial Incentives(Ex,FTZ, & I I); ACG Monday Abueh from Ex,FTZ, & I I to Zone A; ACG Umar Sanusi from HQ to Zone C; ACG Abdulkadir Azerema from Zone C to HQ’.
It added that 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.
It noted that all affected officers are to report at their new Zones and Commands adding that the Comptroller-General reiterated 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 fiscal policy of Government.
