In its strategic review of anti-smuggling operations, the Acting Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC) Bashir Adewale Adeniyi on Tuesday disbanded the Comptroller General’s Strike Force Teams (SFT).
PORTS & BORDERS had earlier reported that the NCS under the new leadership of Adeniyi was undergoing reviews of some of its ports and borders operations.
The disbandment of the CGC Strike Force Teams was communicated in a statement issued by the Deputy Comptroller-General in charge of Enforcement, Inspection and Investigation, Mr ABBA Kura who noted that the dissolution was with immediate effect and directed all the co-ordinators to hand over all arm and ammunition, as well as vehicles to the service.
“I am directed to convey the Comptroller-General of Customs’ (CGC) approval for the immediate dissolution of the CGC’s Strike Force Teams. To this end, all officers under the teams are by this circular directed to return to their Area Commands or Units where they were drawn from.
“SF Team Coordinators in respective zones (A, B, C & HỌ) are to ensure the following: all Arms and Ammunition are to be properly handed over to respective Area Commands/ Units /Headquarters where they were signed form.
“All operational vehicles are to be handed over to Controllers Federal Operation Units (FOU) and returns forwarded to Headquarters respectively. Coord HQ SF Team should retire operational vehicles under his team to Comptroller Transport & Logistics.
“Records of detentions, seizures, cases in court and any other vital record /information are to be handed to Controller FOUS across the Zones while Coord HQ SF Team should retire all records under his custody to the office of DCG E, I&l.
“While extending the CGC’s commendation and appreciation for the services rendered by the SF Teams, you are to ensure strict compliance with immediate effect, please,” Kura said.
