Nigeria Immigration Sacks 8 Personnel, Redeploys 100 Others

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) reports that it has terminated the employment of eight of its employees and sanctioned 18 others for offenses involving indiscipline, employment racketeering, and other corrupt actions.

The information was released in a statement by the Public Relations Unit’s Chief Superintendent of Immigration, Kenneth Kure, on behalf of the Comptroller General, Isah Idris.

The statement indicated that the decision was made after receiving clearance from the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB), which observed that the personnel’s conduct has consistently been deplorable and inappropriate for service members.

Those affected in the action are the Chief Superintendent of Immigration who was ordered to go on compulsory retirement, while nine other personnel were demoted in rank.

“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 read in part.

The agency further revealed that 100 of its personnel working at the MMIA in Lagos have been deployed out of the airport with immediate effect.