Seaports Immigration Begins Issuance Of Departure Notice To Shipping Agents
The Lagos seaports and marine command of the Nigeria Immigration Service, has commenced issuance of departure notices to all shipping agents operating the ports as a result of alleged illegalities that surround the service’s operations at the ports.
Seaports Immigration Begins Issuance Of Departure Notice To Shipping Agents
The Lagos seaports and marine command of the Nigeria Immigration Service, has commenced issuance of departure notices to all shipping agents operating the ports as a result of alleged illegalities that surround the service’s operations at the ports.
A document made available to Shipping Position Daily yesterday revealed that issuance of the departure notice to the shipping agents, commenced , the letter was dated November 13th 2014, and signed by the Comptroller of the command; Mrs. Taiwo Olayemi.
However, confirming the essence of the departure notice to all ship agents, to our correspondent yesterday, Comptroller Olayemi revealed that the notice would serve as a means to checkmate issues surrounding departure and arrival of vessels.
“I noticed that my officers do connive with agents to do departure clearance for the actual departure of some vessel, but meanwhile such vessels are not ready to depart, and that is why I have to introduce departure notice which means if any ship agent wants to depart, they should call us to depart any vessel at the port; as a result give us a notice for us to come and do that because there has been some level of anomalies in that regards”, she conformed
The comptroller noted that the circular would bring about confirmation of vessels that are to depart at the appropriate time pointing out that it will also confirm the authenticity of their departure.
According to her, officers and men under the command have been warned to desist from extortion and harassment from captains on account of minor mistakes on their seamen passports and other documents.
She also urged all shipping agents to report all cases of any anomalies to the command’s office at the Lagos port, even as the comptroller appealed to all shipping agents to report cases of any officer that is found wanting in the line of their respective duties.
The immigration boss further reiterated that all officers under her watch are to adhere strictly to the instructions, noting that failure on the part of officers to abide by it will attract severe disciplinary action.
She further added that officers are requested to submit daily and weekly report of their operation to CIS office, and that officer are not allowed to stay on board a vessel for more than 15 minutes.
She urged ship owners, terminal operators and agents to report cases of any erring officer to the command because according to her, there have been enormous recommendations from stakeholders that must be maintained by the command under her watch.
As part of the disciplinary measures put in place by the comptroller she noted that, “officers that will bring bad record to the command will be severely dealt with through transfer to remote places’’.
‘’Anything that will bring disrepute to the Nigeria Immigration Service , I don’t want it ,that is why from time to time I hold meetings with my officers on a one-on-one basis and it is part of the disciplinary measures I have put in place by way of withdrawal of such officer to a less attractive place’’.
A document made available to Shipping Position Daily yesterday revealed that issuance of the departure notice to the shipping agents, commenced , the letter was dated November 13th 2014, and signed by the Comptroller of the command; Mrs. Taiwo Olayemi.
However, confirming the essence of the departure notice to all ship agents, to our correspondent yesterday, Comptroller Olayemi revealed that the notice would serve as a means to checkmate issues surrounding departure and arrival of vessels.
“I noticed that my officers do connive with agents to do departure clearance for the actual departure of some vessel, but meanwhile such vessels are not ready to depart, and that is why I have to introduce departure notice which means if any ship agent wants to depart, they should call us to depart any vessel at the port; as a result give us a notice for us to come and do that because there has been some level of anomalies in that regards”, she conformed
The comptroller noted that the circular would bring about confirmation of vessels that are to depart at the appropriate time pointing out that it will also confirm the authenticity of their departure.
According to her, officers and men under the command have been warned to desist from extortion and harassment from captains on account of minor mistakes on their seamen passports and other documents.
She also urged all shipping agents to report all cases of any anomalies to the command’s office at the Lagos port, even as the comptroller appealed to all shipping agents to report cases of any officer that is found wanting in the line of their respective duties.
The immigration boss further reiterated that all officers under her watch are to adhere strictly to the instructions, noting that failure on the part of officers to abide by it will attract severe disciplinary action.
She further added that officers are requested to submit daily and weekly report of their operation to CIS office, and that officer are not allowed to stay on board a vessel for more than 15 minutes.
She urged ship owners, terminal operators and agents to report cases of any erring officer to the command because according to her, there have been enormous recommendations from stakeholders that must be maintained by the command under her watch.
As part of the disciplinary measures put in place by the comptroller she noted that, “officers that will bring bad record to the command will be severely dealt with through transfer to remote places’’.
‘’Anything that will bring disrepute to the Nigeria Immigration Service , I don’t want it ,that is why from time to time I hold meetings with my officers on a one-on-one basis and it is part of the disciplinary measures I have put in place by way of withdrawal of such officer to a less attractive place’’.
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