Customs: Nnadi Back To Turf

By Bayo Bernard

The recent shake-up by the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has catapulted Comptroller Dera Nnadi to the Tin Can command of the Service.

Nnadi, a public relations guru and tested expert in international trade and customs operations was among the top Comptrollers of the NCS redeployed by the Acting Comptroller General of NCS, Adewale Adeniyi on Wednesday.

He was moved from Seme Command where he served meritoriously, according to stakeholders in the import and export sector who monitored his trajectory as the Area Customs Controller of one of Africa’s busiest borders, the Nigeria/Benin Republic border.

The redeployment was necessary to fill the vacuum left by some officers of the service who retired recently, the NCS boss said in a statement.

“Consequently, Comptroller’s Florence Nanu Ogar-Modey and Queen Ogbudu have been appointed Acting Assistant Comptroller Generals Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) and Zonal Coordinator Zone B, respectively,” Adeniyi said.

“Some of the Comptrollers redeployed to various Customs formations include Comptroller Jaiyeoba Jide from Oyo/Osun Area Command to Apapa Area Command, Comptroller Dera Nnadi from Seme to Tin-Can Island Port.

“Comptroller Timi Bomodi from KLT to Seme, Comptroller Ahmed Abe from PCA Zone ‘C’ to Kaduna Area Command and Comptroller Babandede Mohammad from Lilypond Export Command to Lagos Free Trade Zone Command,”the CG said.

He stated further that Comptroller Dauda Ibrahim Chana from Investigation Headquarters has been posted to Kano/Jigawa Area Command and Comptroller Martina Tilleygyado from Non-Intrusive Inspection to KLT Area Command.

Others include Comptroller Oloyode Adekunle from Tin-Can Island Port who has now been moved to Import &/Export headquarters while Comptroller Zanna Chiroma will be leaving Import & Export for PCA Zone ‘C’.

For Comptroller Nnadi, the Tin Can Command is a familiar turf considering that he earlier served in the Area command as Deputy Comptroller Enforcement Unit.

“The new comptroller enjoys the support of customs agents and other keen stakeholders in the ports, that’s why he was posted there,” said an NCS top-shot in Abuja to The Source on Thursday.