Customs Boss Threatens To Resign

The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Dikko Abdullah said he would prefer to resign honorably than compromise standards.

Abdullahi disclosed this  at a one-day forum of the customs and textile value chain stakeholders ”I am doing my duty diligently and I have no fear for anybody. And I want to assure you that the day I am asked to compromise, I will rather choose the path of honour because I have a name to protect. I would rather leave but I am sure the government of today is a government of rule of law, it is a government that has a passion for the development of this country.” he said.

The customs boss accused some law enforcement agencies and regulatory bodies of aiding the activities of smugglers across the borders ‘’We have bad eggs, the people who are doing this business together with these people (smugglers). And unless we put ourselves together and fight the evaders and unscrupulous elements among our society – 98 per cent of crime detection in the world are done through information. You can call a person and send him to do a particular job. If you don’t monitor through the information of his own activities, then get ready for disappointment. And that’s where we find ourselves.” He said.

Making reference to the seizure of contraband goods worth N480 billion

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Customs Boss Threatens To Resign

The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Dikko Abdullah said he would prefer to resign honorably than compromise standards.

Abdullahi disclosed this  at a one-day forum of the customs and textile value chain stakeholders ”I am doing my duty diligently and I have no fear for anybody. And I want to assure you that the day I am asked to compromise, I will rather choose the path of honour because I have a name to protect. I would rather leave but I am sure the government of today is a government of rule of law, it is a government that has a passion for the development of this country.” he said.

The customs boss accused some law enforcement agencies and regulatory bodies of aiding the activities of smugglers across the borders ‘’We have bad eggs, the people who are doing this business together with these people (smugglers). And unless we put ourselves together and fight the evaders and unscrupulous elements among our society – 98 per cent of crime detection in the world are done through information. You can call a person and send him to do a particular job. If you don’t monitor through the information of his own activities, then get ready for disappointment. And that’s where we find ourselves.” He said.

Making reference to the seizure of contraband goods worth N480 billion

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Police Nabs 11 Kid Robbers

The Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Katsina, has promised to rehabilitate 11 kid robbers arrested in the state capital on June 15.

According the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the kid robbers were arrested as the state’s police chief  initiated efforts to maintain a crime-free environment.

Katsina  noted that some kid robbers between the age of 12 and 14 were arrested for allegedly robbing a house in Challenge Area of Ibadan. It was learnt that they carted away the sum of N11,000 in the operation.

He said, “Based on information, the Anti-Robbery Squad of the command was sent out immediately and they were surprised to see kids of 12 and 14 years of age coming out to make confessional statements.

”The police chief  said

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22 Vehicles Recovered From Former First Ladies

The Bauchi state government has seized 22 vehicles from the four wives of the former governor of Bauchi state, Isa Yuguda.

According to Vanguard, this was disclosed by the chairman of the new government’s transition committee, Senator Mohammed Mohammed who spoke at the government house in the state yesterday.

He said the recovery of the vehicles was within the mandate of the committee, which has the power to recover all items confirmed to have been allocated and return them to the new government.

Senator Mohammed said: “we have so far, recovered a total of 22 cars from the wives of the former Governor, Isa Yuguda. We recovered 11 cars from his first wife, seven from the second wife and four from the third wife. We are yet to recover the remaining cars from his fourth wife who is currently out of the country.

“We will ensure that whoever is in possession of government properties will be forced to return them. We urge public servants and the general public, especially those involved in the disposal and allocation of the property in question to cooperate with the committee for the effective discharge of its assignment.”

Meanwhile, the new governor of the state, Mohammed Abubakar, had vowed that he would ensure that all funds and property allegedly looted during the tenure of the immediate past administration are returned to the coffers of the state government.

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