Customs Urges Officers to Tackle Smuggling, Border Crimes …Redeploys 37 Officers

The Comptroller General of Nigeria  Customs Service (NCS), Hameed Ali, has directed all officers of the service to be extremely vigilant in protecting the lives and wellbeing of Nigerians by ensuring the full fortification of the nation’s borders against the incursion of smugglers and other cross border criminals.
Giving the directive recently during the official deployment  of 37 senior officers to other departments and Units, Ali charged the newly posted Comptrollers to justify the confidence reposed in them by the management of the NCS by bringing to bear their years of experience and training in trade facilitation and anti-smuggling.
The directive, which was contained in a statement signed by the Customs Deputy National Public Relations Officer, TimiBomodi, harped on expectations from the officers.
“The Comptroller General of Customs, Hameed Ali has approved the deployment of 37 Comptrollers to various units, departments and commands across the country”,
Given the enormous expectations of government regarding revenue generation in the current year, Ali reiterated the need for all Area Controllers and unit heads to take full charge of the affairs of their commands by ensuring absolute compliance with extant fiscal policies while leveraging on the efficient management of data to optimize trade facilitation and revenue collection.
Among those deployed are A.A.S. Oloyede, who is moving from ICT/MOD to Tin Can Island Port Command; S.I. Bomoi to FCT Command; while erstwhile Public Relations Officer, Joseph Attah, will assume the office of Area Controller in Kebbi Command.
Others include B.A. Jaiyeoba to Oyo/Osun Command; A. Dappa-Williams to Eastern Marine Command; M.A. Umar Kano/Jigawa; K.C. Egwuh to ICT/MOD; L.M. Mark to Enugu/Anambra/Ebonyi; T. Tachio CTC Kano; A.A. Umar to Western Marine Command.
M. Dansakwa, North Eastern Marine; A.C. Ayalogu, Trade & Tariff; and K.D Ilesanmi, who will assume duty as Controller Board.