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| CGC, Abdullahi Dikko |
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has suspended three
Assistant Superintendents of Customs for extorting 13,000 dollars from a
passenger at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport.
Assistant Superintendents of Customs for extorting 13,000 dollars from a
passenger at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport.
The Public Relations Officer of the NCS, Mr Wale Adeniyi,
made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja
on Friday.
made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja
on Friday.
“The officers extorted the money during the outward
clearance of the passenger on Emirates Airline flight.
clearance of the passenger on Emirates Airline flight.
“The three officers have been suspended from service.
They are all Assistant Superintendents of Customs and working with Currency
Declaration Desk at the airport.
They are all Assistant Superintendents of Customs and working with Currency
Declaration Desk at the airport.
“When interrogated, they agreed that they collected the
money and offered to refund it to the passenger’’, Adeniyi said.
money and offered to refund it to the passenger’’, Adeniyi said.
He said the Comptroller-General of Customs, Dikko
Abdullahi, expressed regrets with the involvement of some officers in various
illegal acts.
Abdullahi, expressed regrets with the involvement of some officers in various
illegal acts.
According to him, the comptroller general has warned that
the service will not tolerate sharp practices that could tarnish the good image
of the service.
the service will not tolerate sharp practices that could tarnish the good image
of the service.
