Customs redeploys 246 senior officers to strength operations

Determined to strengthen operations and reposition the Service to meet the challenges of the New Year 2017, Hameed Ali, the comptroller-general of Customs, has approved the redeployment of eight assistant comptrollers-general and 238 deputy comptrollers-general to new positions.

The redeployment, which takes immediate effect, has moved assistant comptrollers-general Charles Edike from Zone A to Human Resource Development (HRD); Ahmed Mohammed from HRD to Zone B; Aminu Dangaladima from Zone B to Enforcement; Francis Dosumu from Enforcement to Zone D; Augustine Chidi from Zone D to Excise, Free Trade Zone and Industrial Incentives (Ex, FTZ, & II); Monday Abueh from Ex, FTZ, & II to Zone A; Umar Sanusi from Headquarter to Zone C and Abdulkadir Azerema from Zone C to Headquarter. 

According to a statement published on Customs website, the redeployment of deputy comptrollers of Customs affected Wale Adeniyi, national public relations officer of Customs, who is now posted to Apapa Customs Area Command, Lagos.

As all the affected officers report at their new Zones and Commands, the comptroller-general reiterated the need for strict implement the Federal Government ban on importation of rice and vehicles through the land borders.

The Customs boss charged all officers and men of the Service to ensure maximum collection of revenue and strict implementation of fiscal policy of government.