The Comptroller, Nigerian Customs, Borno/Yobe area command Mr. Angbalaga Jesse Joshua says the Insurgency in the northeast has seriously affected the activities of the command in discharging its duty effectively.
Mr Angbalaga lamented the lack of functional economic border in Borno and Yobe states, on Wednesday, when he hosted members of the press in his office in Maiduguri.
According to him, the command has lost over 26 officers and men as a result of the insurgency in the northeast, particularly in Borno state.
He added that there are only two functional borders out of 13 in the axis.
According to him, the border at Gaidam in Yobe state is functional while the one in Borno is functioning skeletally.
Angbalaga said unless the Nigerian military finally crush the Boko Haram insurgency to free Borno state particularly, affected economic borders across Borno and Yobe states would remain close.
Also lamenting on lack of compensation for Custom officers killed during insurgency, Angbalaga said although the Nigerian Custom ensures that its officers and men are insured, they have been ignored when it comes to special compensation as the case in other agencies.
Speaking on the need for training and retraining of its officers and men, the comptroller said the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) has opened more opportunities for working class to get educated and he has been encouraging his men to take that opportunity.
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