Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has terminated the appointment of about 48 senior officers in the service.
Ag. Comptroller in charge of Discipline, Ganiyu I. A. A made this known in a circular signed by and addressed to all Zones, all Customs Area Command and units.
45 officers were dismissed, 11 retired while the appointment of three was outrightly terminated.
The officers dismissed and others who had their appointment terminated were fired for professional misconduct.
The circular explained that the service was currently undergoing reorganisation to reposition it.
The statement with reference number NCS/ADM/DISC/Vol. 1.
Titled ‘Notification of disengagement to under listed officers from service’, it 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 appointment of three were terminated”.
Those 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).
DAILY POST gathered that Tin-Can Island Command has the highest number of disengaged officers, followed by the Command and Staff College.
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