IMMIGRATION OFFICER RECEIVES BRIBE FROM APPLICANTS

he Nigeria Immigration Service has warned its
officers to desist from fraudulent activities
during the re-screening of the 2000 recruits who
were dispersed in 2015.
In a statement issued on Wednesday by the
service PRO, DCI E.S King the Comptroller-
General of Immigrations, CGI, Mohammed
Babandede said an officer whose name was not
disclosed has been arrested for collecting large
sum of money from some of the applicants.
He also revealed that the service has started the
screening of the recruits.
He also announced that twenty-eight new
CERPAC centres would be launched next month
across the federation.
He added that the development would make it
mandatory for all expatriates to appear in the
CERPAC centres for biometric capturing before
they would be issued with CERPAC cards.
The statement reads in part, “The CGI stated
that the Service would soon launch “operation
own your laptop” which will avail all officers and
men the opportunity to own a laptop at a
subsidized rate and lenient payment plan. He
however cautioned all personnel never to sell it
after collection for subsequent promotion
interviews would be computer based.
“The CGI stated in clear terms that officers who
have formed social media forum to discuss
official matters and even degenerate to using it
to abuse senior officers and even posting
classified information to the social media should
close up such fora.
“The practice is hereby abolished and henceforth
any personnel caught contributing to such fora
would be sanctioned,” the statement quotes
Babandede as saying.
King continued, “While responding to some of the
issues raised by officers, the CGI said that he
would do everything within his powers to follow it
up with the Board so that the result would be
out before the next parade.
“The CGI said that work would start soonest for
a befitting auditorium for the Service as some
money was approved for it in the year’s budget.
“The CGI stated that the standard uniform ethic
as being observed by the CGI and his S.As
would be adopted for all officers and men,
immediately uniform materials are made
available.”


Source :naijaloaded
Edited by DANIEL IKECHUKWU EKWUNIFE