No fewer than 55 newly recruited officers of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) have graduated, and 52 senior officers have been promoted to various positions at the NIS Enugu command.

The assistant comptroller general, Azuka Halliday, gave the numbers during the passing out parade of the newly recruited personnel and decoration of promoted officers on Thursday at the command.

According to Ms Halliday, the total number of graduates is 55, comprising 27 males and 28 females.

The newly promoted officers include one deputy comptroller of immigration, eight assistant comptrollers, seven chief superintendents, two superintendents, 16 deputy superintendents, 12 assistant superintendents, and six assistant superintendents II.

Ms Halliday urged the personnel to see their enlistment in the service as a call to duty to serve their fatherland with patriotism, discipline, determination, selflessness, and integrity.

She advised them to consider themselves privileged to be among the recruited officers and to be more proactive and committed in their duties.

The assistant comptroller general said the promoted personnel had done so well in their former ranks and were promoted to their new positions.

“This is the period to ensure that we manage our borders properly. We should ensure we do our best with transparency. I charge you to continue to work hard and show yourselves worthy of these new ranks,” Ms Halliday said.

In his remarks, Air Commodore Sylvester Eyoma of the Nigeria Air Force, Enugu, urged the promoted personnel to always mentor the junior officers to promote and build a good institution.

The training instructor, Nweke John, commended the newly recruited personnel for participating well during the training period.

Mr Nweke said there was a challenge at the beginning of the training as they were slow in learning, but the challenge was over when they realised that it was not business as usual.

(NAN)