By Uzor Odigbo
The Comptroller-General of
Customs, Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (rtd), has approved the redeployment of eight assistant comptrollers-general and 238 deputy comptrollers of
Customs.
In a statement by the Deputy Public Relations Officer, Joseph Attah, the redeployment, which takes immediate effect, is intended to boost the operations of service.
Assistant comptrollers-general affected include ACG Charles Edike from Zone A to Human Resource Development (HRD), ACG Ahmed Mohammed from HRD to Zone B, ACG Aminu Dangaladima from Zone B to Enforcement, ACG Francis Dosumu from Enforcement to Zone D, ACG Augustine Chidi from Zone D to Excise, Free Trade Zone and Industrial Incentives (Ex,FTZ, & I I), ACG Monday Abueh from Ex,FTZ, & I I to Zone A, ACG Umar Sanusi from HQ to Zone C, ACG Abdulkadir Azerema from Zone C to HQ.
The redeployment of deputy comptrollers of Customs affected the agency’s Public Relations Officer, DC Wale Adeniyi, who is now posted to Apapa Customs Area Command, Lagos.
According to the Deputy Public Relations Officer, Joseph Attah, all the affected officers are to report at their new zones and commands, as the comptroller-general reiterated Federal Government’s ban on
importation of rice and vehicles through the land borders.
He advised all officers and men of the Service to ensure maximum collection of revenue and strict implementation of the fiscal policy of the government.
