Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has sent no fewer than 48 senior officers packing, according to the acting Comptroller in charge of Discipline, Ganiyu I. A. A.
Ganiyu, in a circular signed by and addressed to all Zones, all Customs Area Command and units said that 45 officers were dismissed, 11 retired while the appointment of three was outrightly terminated.
The officers dismissed and others who have their appointment terminated were fired for professional misconduct.
The circular explained that the service was currently undergoing reorganization to reposition it.
The statement with reference number: NCS/ADM/DISC/Vol. 1 was titled: ‘Notification of disengagement to under listed officers from service.”
Iit reads: “I am directed to request you to disengage the under listed officers, if still found in your zone, Area Command/ unit from any customs activities because they are no longer in active service.
“Eleven other officers were retired from Service, while the appointments of three were terminated.”
Those who were affected are three Deputy Comptroller of Customs (DC), four Assistant Comptroller of Customs (AC), eight Chief Superintendent of Customs (CSC), three Superintendent of Customs (SPC) one Deputy Superintendent of Customs (DSC) and one Assistant Superintendent of Customs (ASC).
Tin-Can Island Command has the highest number of disengaged officers, followed by the Command and Staff College. [myad]
