Customs’s Services:Why We Retired 5 DCP’s, Others….Col. Ali

The Customs Boss has made bold his promise that heads will roll in the Nigerian Customs Service as part of its reorganization plans. Among those affected in the exercise as are five Deputy Comptrollers-General of Customs, who had given notification to Colonel Hameed Ali for voluntary disengagement.

The retirement, according to the Service, is with immediate effect.The statement said the re-organization of the Service is one of the core mandates of the Comptroller-General of Customs, Colonel Ali (rtd).Among those affected are John Atte, Ibrahim Mera, Musa Tahir, Austin Nwosu and Akinade Adewuyi.

Three others, of the rank of Assistant Comptroller-General, are also affected in the re-organization exercise.They are Madu Mohammed, Secretary to the Nigeria Customs Board; Victor Gbemudu, Zonal Coordinator, Zone ‘A’; and Bello Liman, Assistant Comptroller-General, (Headquarters).The rest are of the rank of Comptrollers serving in Customs Headquarters, Zonal Offices and various Area Commands.Ali, according to the statement, stated that the retirements were part of measures to kick-start the repositioning of the Service for improved performance