There was palpable anxiety among Customs officers yesterday in Lagos as news filtered in that, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has approved the deployment of 230 of its personnel from commands in Lagos, Ogun and Rivers to the seat of Boko Haram insurgency; North East commands.
The deployment was contained in a circular issued yesterday and signed by Deputy-Comptroller General (DCG), Human Resources Department; Austen Warikoru.
In the circular, it was confirmed that the officers were drawn from the Seme, Tin-Can, Apapa, Ogun and Onne commands.
Warikoru said that the affected officers would be deployed to `Zone D’ comprising Yobe, Borno, Bauchi, Nasarawa, Adamawa and Gombe.
The DCG said that the deployment was a routine exercise intended to strengthen the operations of the service nationwide.
However, efforts to get details of who and who are affected were futile as sources confirm that the ‘staff order’ was yet to be received.
But, officers who spoke with our correspondent expressed fears about the posting, while many see it as punitive.
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