Maltreatment: NCS Seme Command to hand over erring Officers to Customs Police

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Seme Area Command have identified and apprehended two erring officers found wanting to have maltreated some individuals in a viral video.

Preliminary investigation revealed that the two officers namely, Superintendent of Customs TA Inemugha and Assistant Superintendent of Customs II GO Aboribo.

Comptroller Kayode Kolade, the Customs Area Controller, Seme Area Command made this known in a media briefing at the Seme-Krake Border Command on Tuesday, December 3, 2024.

The CAC represented by Deputy Comptroller in Charge of Enforcement, Istifanus Musa disclosed that: “These two erring officers will be handed over to the Customs Police Unit for further investigation”.

According to him, “The behavior of these officers does not reflect the professional practice of the service, especially now that the Service is committed to holding its officers to the highest standard of Integrity and professionalism.

“The Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, condemned in strong terms the unethical conduct of these officers and directed that the officers should be taken to the NCS Headquarters for a full-scale investigation and decisive disciplinary measures. In addition, the complainants are also requested to make themselves available to assist in the ongoing investigation.

“The Service remains committed to ensuring transparency in all its operational mandates. As such, it will not condone any form of misconduct within its ranks and will continue to work for the overall interest of the Nigerian Public” Musa maintained.

It will be recalled that Seme Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Monday, 2 December 2024, in a statement, commenced the investigation into the alleged maltreatment of some individuals by its officers.