Immigration Service threatens to sack corrupt officers in Kwara

The comptroller of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Kwara Command, Aminu Shamsuddin, has warned the command’s officers to avoid corruption.
Mr Shamsuddin said any corrupt personnel engaging in bribery and corruption would be dismissed from the service.
The comptroller, represented by the deputy comptroller of NIS, Momoh Aliyu, made these statements during the passing-out parade of the newly recruited officers in Ilorin on Wednesday.
A total of 190 officers were inducted at the occasion.
“Avoid bribes in the course of your duties. If you are caught in the act, you will be dismissed from the service,” Mr Shamsuddin said.
While congratulating the new officers and welcoming them to NIS, he urged them to be submissive, well-behaved and loyal to the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
According to him, the first step to becoming an officer in the NIS is to be inducted into the service to have some prior knowledge of the job.
Mr Shamsuddin said the new officers would be given a two-week break, after which they would be deployed in various units.
“We have started the induction training since September 5 in Ilorin, and the recruits include positions from Immigration Assistant 3 (IA3) to Assistant Inspector of Immigration (AII) and Assistant Superintendent of Immigration 2 (ASI 2),” he said.
The comptroller, however, said that after the induction, the recruits would undergo training at the three Immigration Training Schools (ITS) across the country, according to their ranks.
He further stated that after the training, they would be certificated and become full immigration officers.
Some new officers were given awards of excellence during the training period.
(NAN)
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