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Eko Hot Blog reports that the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has punished 26 personnel for engaging in corrupt practices.
The service made the disclosure in a statement released on Friday by its spokesperson, Kenneth Kure.
According to Kure, eight personnel were dismissed while 18 were sanctioned.
He quoted the comptroller general of immigration, Isah Idris, as saying the personnel were sacked following the approval granted by the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB).
The immigration boss noted that the disciplinary action taken by the service was necessary following unacceptable acts by some members of the service.
“After exhaustive deliberations by the committees, eight personnel comprising one chief superintendent of immigration (CSI), two deputy superintendents of immigration (DSI), two assistant superintendents of immigration II (ASI2) and three rank and file were summarily dismissed from the service,” the statement reads.
“Furthermore, one other chief superintendent of immigration was ordered to proceed on compulsory retirement while nine other personnel were demoted in rank.
“They include one assistant superintendent of immigration II (ASI2) who has been demoted to the rank of inspector of immigration, two inspectors who have been reduced in rank to assistant inspectors and six other junior personnel who have been ordered to lose their current ranks.
“Meanwhile, nine other personnel comprising one assistant superintendent of immigration II (ASI2) and eight junior personnel were issued warning letters just as six personnel were discharged and acquitted from all the allegations brought against them.”
NIS cmptroller general, Isah Idris
The NIS chief also approved the redeployment of 100 officers from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) with immediate effect while some others have been ordered to face disciplinary procedures to ascertain their level of involvements in some unprofessional conducts reported at the airport recently.
The development comes months after the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) banned two immigration officials from working in any Nigerian airport after they extorted a 14-year-old girl at the Lagos airport.
Meanwhile, the NIS has urged the public to report any form of unprofessional practices by its personnel, adding that the service has zero tolerance for unethical conducts.
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