The Acting Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR, has approved the dissolution of CGC’s Strike Force Teams with immediate effect
He equally directed the Federal Operations Units to take over all their responsibilities across the Federation henceforth.
According to a statement signed by CSC Abdulahi Maiwada, National Public Relations Officer, the development is in tandem with Adeniyi’s vision of ensuring result-oriented anti-smuggling strategies while facilitating legitimate trade.
The Ag. CGC however charged the Federal Operations Units and other Enforcement formations the marching order to use all the instruments of law available to discharge their duties.
He also directed strict adherence to enshrined Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and rules of engagement while dealing decisively with economic saboteurs.
” Ensure transparency and accountability, all anti-smuggling formations have also been mandated to boldly ascribe their names on all operational vehicles to checkmate the possibility of excesses, misconduct and human rights abuse
The strike force team was formed in 2018 by the immediate paste Comptroller-General (CGC), Col. Hameed Ali (rtd), as a substitute for compliance team
The team was empowered to enter any command system on suspicion of fraudulent activities taking place or about to take place with a view to blocking all revenue leakages from the system.
