Customs shake up as 34 senior officers retire

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As part of the massive management shake up in the Nigerian Customs Service, the Comptroller-General of Customs, Hameed Ali, on Friday approved the retirement of 34 senior officers on Thursday.

The affected retired senior officers include five Deputy Comptrollers-General as well as three Assistant Comptrollers-General.

In a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the NCS, Mr Wale Adeniyi, NCS said the development was part of the re-organisation in the service, noting that the retirement of the affected officers was with immediate effect.

“As part of the ongoing re-organisation in Nigeria Customs Service, 34 Senior Officers have been retired from Service with immediate effect.

“The re-organisation of the service is one of the core mandates of the Comptroller-General of Customs, retired Col. Hameed Ali,’’ the statement read.

Ali said that the retirements were part of measures to kick-start the repositioning of the service for improved performance.

On the five Deputy Comptrollers-General of Customs (DC-Gs) who voluntary resigned namely John Atte, Ibrahim Mera, Musa Tahir, Austin Nwosu and Akinade Adewuyi, Adeniyi said they were affected in the shake up before tendering notice for voluntary disengagement.

The three affected Assistant Comptrollers-General involved are Madu Mohammed, Secretary to the Nigeria Customs Board, Victor Gbemudu, Zonal Coordinator Zone ‘A’ and Bello Liman, Assistant Comptroller-General (Headquarters).

Others are Comptrollers serving in Customs Headquarters, Zonal Offices and various Area Commands.