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By Derrick Bangura
For unprofessional behaviour, the acting Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Isah Idris, has recommended the immediate dismissal of two operatives from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Command.
The move was conducted in response to a twitter user’s claim on February 19, 2022 that her 14-year-old daughter, who was flying away, was extorted of money at the Lagos Airport.
Upon receipt of the allegation, the Service via its Twitter Handle contacted the woman and assured her that the matter will be investigated. Consequently, the acting Comptroller General ordered a full investigation into the matter including a thorough check on the CCTV facility at the airport.
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After diligent investigation by the committee headed by the Lagos Airport Comptroller of Immigration, CIS KN Nandap, two personnel who attended to the passenger were found culpable of unprofessional action in the handling of the clearance process of the passenger.
A statement by the spokesman of the NIS, Amos Okpu said they have been withdrawn from the airport and all former privileges as operatives at the airport stripped off them. They are currently undergoing necessary disciplinary procedures in line with the directives of the acting Comptroller General.
Meanwhile the acting Comptroller General while stressing his administration’s zero tolerance for all forms of indecent conducts, enjoined members of the public to feel free to report all noticed instances of poor conducts by any member of the workforce for necessary actions.
