In a bid to rid the Nigerian Custom Service, NCS, of corruption, President Muhammadu Buhari, through the Comptroller-General of Customs, Hameed Ali, has dismissed 29 Senior Officers, including four Deputy Comptrollers General, and five Assistant Comptrollers, over fraudulent activities.
The development is coming at a time when 17 junior Customs Officers, were fired from the NCS, over offences ranging from drug addiction, certificate forgery, theft, and absence from duty.
Others affected in the purge on Thursday, October 20, are seven Chief Superintendents, and 4 Superintendents of Customs, while 10 other Officers were retired from the service.
In a statement signed by the Customs’ Deputy Comptroller/Public Relations Officer, Wale Adeniyi, the 29 senior Officers were sacked for various acts of gross misconduct.
According to him, the dismissed senior Officers were among the 44 Officers earlier punished for actions capable of compromising national economy, and security.
Those affected were said to have been involved in unlawful acts, such as improper examination and release of containers, without proper documentation and payment of duties; illegal release of goods before the arrival of vessels; fraudulent sale of seized items; and use of fake certificates and bribery to secure auctioned goods, or release prohibited items.
The statement reads: “All the Officers were served with queries indicating the offences committed, before they made appearances before the Special Investigation Committee.
”The Committee’s recommendation was discussed and approved by the Customs management.
“The recommendation was thereafter referred to the Presidency for ratification, in the absence of a substantive Board of the Nigeria Customs Service. All the Officers affected in the exercise, have been communicated accordingly.
“The Comptroller-General, warned Officers that punitive sanctions will continue to be used to discipline Officers who refuse to embrace change,” the statement said
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