Nigeria Customs Service has vowed to sanction the unruly officer who was seen in a viral video on social media assaulting an unarmed civilian.
National Public Relations Officer, DC Timi Bomodi stated this in statement issued to newsmen in Abuja.
According to the statement, the action took place on the Benin – Agbor expressway on Saturday the 7th of May 2022 at about 5.00 pm.
It says the officer and other members of the team from FOU Zone ‘C’ have since been withdrawn from patrol duties and are currently under administrative investigation at the NCS Zonal Headquarters Zone ‘C’ Port Harcourt.
DC Timi Bomodi explained that officers of the Nigeria Customs Service had been trained to carry out their duties with dignity and respect, and are expected to display decorum in all their conduct at all times.
He further explained that where they fail to carry out their brief as assigned, appropriate sanctions are applied to enforce discipline.
“The NCS would like to reassure the general public of its commitment to the welfare and safety of all citizens and frowns at any act by its personnel capable of misrepresenting its corporate image” he said .
“We ask that all law-abiding persons to go about their activities without fear of intimidation or harassment as we work assiduously to bring an end to this unwholesome incident” he assured.
lawal Ali Garba
