By Rabiu MUSA, Abuja
In a bid to curtail and reduce to the barest level the incident of hazards on duty, the Ag. Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR, has re-echoed his stand to sustain the mastership of the Service in the area of protecting the lives and properties of Nigerians – through enhanced capacity building for his officers.
The Customs boss disclosed this information during a courtesy visit by the Commandant of the National Institute for Security Studies, Ayodele Adeleke, who led members of the Institute to Customs Corporate Headquarters, Abuja.
In his remarks, the Customs boss, said, “ There’s a need to join hands in intensifying the probity of officers and men of the Service and maintaining security level in Nigeria is a collaborative effort.”
He added, ” The importance of organizing capacity-building workshops with the Service would continue to prioritize the institute.”
Some members of the Service’s management team and alumni of the institute expressed their appreciation for the opportunity garnered at NISS.
Earlier in his remarks, the Commandant of NISS, Ayodele Adeleke, said, ” The Institute is currently researching Globalization and Regional Economic Integration, Implications for Sustainable Development in Africa.”
The Commandant added, “This visit will be centred around a training program beneficial to the Service’s management, officers, and personnel.”
He continued, ” The Institute is always ready to collaborate with the Nigeria Customs Service to pursue excellence.”
The National Institute for Security Studies is a centre for security studies, research, capacity building and staff development, amongst others.
