The Comptroller General of Customs (CGC), Col. Hammed Ibrahim Ali (rtd) has sanctioned and ordered the redeployment of eight Assistant Comptrollers-General (ACGs), and 238 Deputy Comptrollers without delay.

In a statement signed by the Deputy Public Relations Officer, Joseph Attah on Tuesday, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), said the development was meant to strengthen operations and reposition the service to meet up with the challenges of the New Year.

According to NCS, affected ACGs include Charles Edike who was moved from Zone A to the Human Resource Development (HRD), Ahmed Mohammed from HRD to Zone B, Aminu Dangaladima from Zone B to Enforcement, and Francis Dosumu from Enforcement to Zone D.

Others are Augustine Chidi from Zone D to Excise, Free Trade Zone and Industrial Incentives (Ex, FTZ, & I I), Monday Abueh from Excise, FTZ, & I.I. to Zone A, Umar Sanusi from the Headquarter (HQ) to Zone C, and Abdulkadir Azerema from Zone C to HQ.

The redeployment of Deputy Comptrollers affected the Service Public Relations Officer, Wale Adeniyi, who is now posted to Apapa Customs Area Command, Lagos.

Col. Ali, who asked the officers reporting in their new Zones and Commands as well as all officers and men of the Service to ensure maximum collection of revenue and firm execution of government’s fiscal policy, restated Federal Government’s ban on importation of rice and vehicles through the land borders.