The list of the sacked officers, their names and rank was leaked online on Monday, October 24
Customs spokesperson, Wale Adeniyi, says the NCS did not release the names of the sacked officers to the public
The headquarters of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has been thrown into crisis over the leakage of a list containing the names and rank of some sacked senior and junior officers of the service.
The Tribune reports that the leakage has angered the comptroller general of the NCS, Colonel Hameed Alli (Rtd), who has threatened to deal with whoever is behind the leakage of the document.
A source in the NCS who pleaded not to be named as he is not authorised to speak on the issue said the names were leaked online on Monday, October 24. “The list of sacked customs officers, their names and rank was already online as early as in the morning of Monday. How it got there, nobody can actually explain.
The CG is currently furious and has vowed to deal ruthlessly with whoever is behind the leak,” the source said.
“It is not part of customs tradition to release names of sacked officers, particularly when they have been involved in gross misconduct that includes financial misappropriation. Investigations are still ongoing to fish out those releasing Customs information’s to the public,” he added.
“I don’t know who put the names of the sacked Customs officers online. I did not put it there. The NCS is not obliged to release the names of sacked officers. What we were asked to do was to put up a statement while all the affected officers were communicated individually,” he said. Recall that the NCS said 29 senior officers service were dismissed for various acts of gross misconduct.
According to the deputy comptroller and public relations officer, Wale Adeniyi the dismissed officers are among 44 senior officers who were punished for actions capable of compromising national economy and security. However, 10 officers were retired from service, while the appointment of one of them was terminated.
Meanwhile, four officers were given written warnings to be of better conduct while another four who were investigated and tried for some offences were exonerated. The names of the sacked senior customs officers put online on Monday morning included that of Assistant Controllers category: Ohamobi C; Daze P.D; Mahdi A.Z , Mbanefo P.C and Halilu A. R who was exonerated.
Chief Superintendent of Customs sacked are: Sale A.S; Nura Muazu Usman; Bello. A; Abdulahi R.; Ekong N.A; Dan Ali.M; Sulaiman A.A and Andrew A.A. Officers in the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Customs (DSC) affected are Olajumoke .O, while Sambo A.U received warning.
Superintendent of Customs Dahiru .A; Imam S.U; Abdulahi M.S; Onwuka A.D (warning) and Kalama .B. Others are Chief Inspector of Customs Sani B; Balarabe ,S; Isah, A; Bello, A.M; Sale, H and Daguri, Z.I
Principal Inspector of Customs Orukalama T; Haruna,K; Hamidu,H; Hamisu S.G; Alfa, Y.D; Garba H.and Theophilus, S.M (exonerated) among others.
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