Governor of Katsina State, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda has referred to as on the personnel of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, in the State, to at all times perform their job with utmost diligence and professionalism, urging them to desist from harassing or intimidating civilians.
Radda made the enchantment when Compt. Umar Muhammad Abubakar, the newly-posted State Comptroller of Customs Service, paid him a courtesy go to on the Katsina State Government House on Wednesday.
According to Dikko Radda, the Katsina State Government will proceed to assist the State Command of the Customs Service in the discharge of its constitutional mandate.
The Governor stated the connection between Customs personnel and stakeholders alongside border axes in the State is now enhancing, in contrast to the previous when harmless residents on transit to border communities had been subjected to pointless harassment and intimidations from Customs officers.
He emphasised that the State Government wouldn’t in any method cease Custom officers from discharging their obligations.
“But at the same time, we will not allow our citizens to be subjected to unnecessary intimidations,” he famous.
Radda recalled that the State Government organized a gathering to intervene between Jibia communities and the immediate-past State Comptroller of Customs, the place stakeholders drew the eye of the Customs administration on how to strengthen relationships with communities alongside Katsina’s border axes.
The Katsina Governor urged the brand new Katsina Customs Comptroller to interact related stakeholders at border areas in the State, with the only objective of enlightening them concerning the Federal Government’s efforts to deal with influx of medication and weapons, amongst different contrabands, into the nation.
Earlier, Mr. Muhammad Abubakar stated his go to was to register his presence to the State Government as the brand new Customs’ Comptroller posted to the Katsina Area Command.
While promising to meet with heads of sister safety companies in Katsina, the Customs Comptroller assured that he would create an enabling atmosphere for Katsina businessmen and ladies to conduct their professional companies inside and round border areas in the State.
