Nigeria Customs rewards diligence as four Comptrollers become ACGs

Tahir Musa, anti-smuggling czar, three others promoted ACGs
The prolific anti-smuggling czar, Alhaji Tahir Musa and three other officers have been elevated to the management rank of Assistant Comptroller-General by the Nigeria Customs Service.
His promotion to the rank of ACG was announced alongside those of David Agbaje, Sunny Okpurhe and Mainassah Jatau.
In an electronic statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Mr. Wale Adeniyi, the Comptroller-general of the Customs, Alhaji Inde Dikko Abdullahi has decorated the officers with their new ranks.
At the decoration ceremony for the promoted Officers, Comptroller-General of Customs, Dikko Abdullahi said the elevation of the Officers is sequel to the vacancies created by recent statutory retirement of Assistant Comptrollers-General.
He commended the performance of the promoted officers as Comptrollers and charged them to redouble their efforts in the new positions of higher responsibilities.
Former Comptroller Tahir Musa, now ACG (Enforcement and Drugs) joined the Customs as an Assistant Superintendent in 1982. He had served previously as Comptroller (Investigations) Headquarters, Area Controller, Seme Border and Federal Operations Unit, Zone ‘A’ Lagos.
Dr David Agbaje was until his appointment serving in the Excise Division. He joined the Service in 1982, and was at various times the Comptroller in-charge of International Customs and Area Comptroller in charge of Tin Can Island Port, Lagos. He is posted to the Human Resource Department as ACG (Staff College).
ACG Sunny Okpurhe, the new Coordinator for Zone ‘B’ joined the Customs in 1979 and has served in many Units like Customs Valuation, Customs Intelligence Unit and Federal Operations, his last posting before his elevation.
Dr Mainassah Jatau had served as Area Controller in FCT, Sokoto, and Kirikiri Lighter Terminal Commands.
At various times at the Customs Headquarters, he was the Special Assistant to Customs Sole Administrator and Comptroller in charge of International Customs.
Meanwhile, the Comptroller-General of Customs has expressed the gratitude of the Service to the Comptrollers recently retired by the Nigeria Customs Service Board.
He urged them to take their retirement in good faith. He also announced that in compliance with the directive of the Board, severance packages have been paid to the affected Officers, while promotion interview to fill the vacancies created by the retirement will be held soon.