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  • Immigration Comptroller General removed

    President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday removed the Comptroller General (CG) of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mrs. Rose Chinyere Uzoma.

     According to a letter issued addressed to Uzoma  by the Director/ Secretary, of the Civil Defence, Immigration, Fire Service and Prisons Service Board (CDFIPB), Dr. K. Attahiru, she was asked to proceed on her per-retirement accumulated vacation.
     “I am to further convey that you are to hand over the duties and responsibilities of your office on or Wednesday, 16th January, 2013 to the most senior Deputy Comptroller General of Immigration in the person of Rilwan Bala Musa MNI, who will act as Comptroller General of Immigration pending the appointment of a substantive CG of Immigration.
    “On behalf of the Hon. Minister of Interior and all members of the board, I wish to thank you for your service to Nigeria . The board wishes you good luck in your future endeavour,” Attahiru stated.
  • Seme Command decorates newly promoted officers

    Seme Command decorates newly promoted officers

    The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Seme Border Command, has decorated 23 of the 29 officers, who were promoted nationwide.

    At Seme, an officer was promoted to Comptroller.

    Five others were promoted to Assistant Comptroller.

    Also, others were elevated to Chief Superintendent, Superintendent, Dep. Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent 1 and Assistant Superintendent 11.

    Many more were promoted to Deputy Chief Inspector, Assistant Chief Inspector, Principal Inspector and Senior Inspector.

    Speaking during the ceremony at the Officers’ Mess at Seme, Area Comptroller Julius Ogbu, urged the officers to see themselves as lucky.

    He said: “The officers being decorated for the recent promotion in the command should see it as a rare privilege because not everybody who wrote the examination were promoted”.

    Ogbu said those promoted to Comptroller and Assistant Comptroller were not decorated at Seme, as they have to wait for a similar ceremony at Immigration Office in Ikeja.

    The Area Comptroller said an officer could pass the promotion examination, and yet may not be elevated because of lack of vacancy.

    Among the elevated officers are Etim Emah, Comptroller, Border Patrol; Adekunle Adewale (CSI); Kashim Ahmed (CSI); Sowumi Olaniyi (Superintendent) Ochapa Anatu (PII); Adekeye Joseph (DSI); and Osunkunle Olumide (DCII).

    Others include Ishola Fatai (PII); Hussein Salamatu (Superintendent); Solomon John (ACII); Dashe Albert (AC II); and Babana Shaba (ACII).

    Speaking on behalf of others, newly promoted superintendent Sowumi Olaniyi said the “honour would propel us to better performance. I thank the management for doing us good.”