The Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service, Colonel Hameed Ali, has ordered the dismantling of all checkpoints mounted outside 40km of Nigeria’s borders.
Ali said such such checkpoints are illegal.
He also ordered the dismantling of checkpoints in Port areas with immediate effect.
These positions and others were contained in a circular by the NCS to all its units and formations.
The circular was obtained by The Eagle Online on Tuesday.
The Circular, No 10/2017, dated July 25, 2017, was signed by the Acting Deputy Comptroller-General (E, I and I), A. A. Dangaladima.
Titled: “Removal of all illegal check-points across the country,” the circular reads: “Reference to the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) Letter No: PEBEC/EBES/SSAITIOVP/TWN/03 of 18th July 2017 on the above subject-matter, a copy of which is herewith attached.
“I am directed to convey CGC’s directive to all the Commands and Units to ensure immediate implementation.
“For avoidance of doubt, it is hereby emphasized that check-points mounted outside forty (40) kilometers to the border are illegal, while information patrols outside this point should not last more than twenty four (24) hours at any given time.
“The forty (40) kilometres radius applies only to the borders and consequently there should be no check-points within the Port Areas.
“To further clarify these issues, it should be reminded strongly, that only two (2) check-points situated at AGBARA and GBAJI along Lagos- Badagry- Seme road are statutorily approved, for instance.
“Henceforth, Zonal Coordinators, Comptrollers FOUs, CACs, CIU and other Units will be jointly held responsible for flouting the directive.
“Ensure widest circulation for strict compliance please.”
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