The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Col. Hameed Ali (rtd), has approved the deployment of 37 comptrollers to various units, departments and commands across the country.

In a statement announcing the postings, Ali charged the redeployed comptrollers to justify the confidence reposed in them by NCS management, by bringing their experience and training in trade facilitation and anti-smuggling to bear on their new assignment.

Those redeployed include Adekunle Oloyede (to Tin Can Island Port), Sulayman Bomoi (FCT) and Joseph Attah (Kebbi).

National Public Relations Officer (PRO) of NCS, Timi Bomodi, said: “Given the enormous expectations of government regarding revenue generation in the current year, the CG reiterated the need for all area controllers and unit heads to take full charge of the affairs of their commands by ensuring absolute compliance with extant fiscal policies, while leveraging the efficient management of data to optimise trade facilitation and revenue collection.

“Further, the CG directed all officers to be extremely vigilant in protecting Nigerians by ensuring the full fortification of our borders against the incursion of smugglers and other cross-border criminals.”
The deployment, he added, takes immediate effect.