{"id":120008,"date":"2024-05-29T12:28:47","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T11:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/nigerian-customs-reacts-as-staff-vio-operatives-fight-in-abuja"},"modified":"2024-05-29T14:52:24","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T13:52:24","slug":"nigerian-customs-reacts-as-staff-vio-operatives-fight-in-abuja","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nigerian-customs-reacts-as-staff-vio-operatives-fight-in-abuja","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian customs reacts as staff, VIO operatives fight in Abuja"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Nigeria Customs Service has condemned fight between it officers and operatives of the Vehicle Inspection Officers in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>NCS National Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Maiwada, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that in a viral video, Customs officers and VIO operatives involved in a free-for-all fight at AYA roundabout in less than a week ago.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to the incident, Maiwada said the service has commenced that investigation into the matter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur attention has been drawn to a video circulating on social media showing some officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in a confrontation with Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO). The NCS acknowledges that the event occurred on Friday, 24 May 2024, at AYA Roundabout, Abuja VIO Office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe officers involved in this regrettable incident are NCS personnel attached to the Customs Mechanical Unit in Karu Barracks, Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe service wishes to express its deepest concern and empathy for those affected by this regrettable incident. Furthermore, the NCS unequivocally dissociate itself from the actions of these officers. Their condemned behaviour, which appears to be self-motivated, is under thorough investigation, and appropriate disciplinary measures will be taken to forestall future occurrences.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is essential to state that this incident contradicts the values and operational standards of the NCS. Such behaviour undermines one of the key policy thrusts of the Comptroller-General of Customs, which is to foster collaboration with sister security agencies and other stakeholders to ensure the safety and security of Nigerians and their properties.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe NCS, under the leadership of CGC Bashir Adewale Adeniyi and his Management Team, strongly condemn such conduct and does not tolerate any actions that jeopardise the commitment to professionalism and inter-agency cooperation. The Service remains steadfast in its mission to generate revenue, facilitate trade, and suppress smuggling to support a more robust and secure economy for all Nigerians,\u201d the statement reads.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Nigeria Customs Service has condemned fight between it officers and operatives of the Vehicle Inspection Officers in Abuja. NCS National Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Maiwada, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Recall that in a viral video, Customs officers and VIO operatives involved in a free-for-all fight at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":120006,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[347,1570,2140,254,5240,4801],"class_list":["post-120008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-abuja","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-nigeria-2","tag-nigeria","tag-nigerian-customs","tag-vio"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Nigerian customs reacts as staff, VIO operatives fight in Abuja - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Nigeria Customs Service has condemned fight between it officers and operatives of the Vehicle Inspection Officers in ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nigerian-customs-reacts-as-staff-vio-operatives-fight-in-abuja\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Nigerian customs reacts as staff, VIO operatives fight in Abuja\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Nigeria Customs Service has condemned fight between it officers and operatives of the Vehicle Inspection Officers in ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nigerian-customs-reacts-as-staff-vio-operatives-fight-in-abuja\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-05-29T11:28:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-05-29T13:52:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/sm_1716974249.80857.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"721\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nigerian-customs-reacts-as-staff-vio-operatives-fight-in-abuja#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nigerian-customs-reacts-as-staff-vio-operatives-fight-in-abuja\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Nigerian customs reacts as staff, VIO operatives fight in Abuja\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-05-29T11:28:47+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-05-29T13:52:24+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nigerian-customs-reacts-as-staff-vio-operatives-fight-in-abuja\"},\"wordCount\":330,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nigerian-customs-reacts-as-staff-vio-operatives-fight-in-abuja#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/sm_1716974249.80857.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Abuja\",\"Africa Press\",\"Africa Press-Nigeria\",\"Nigeria\",\"Nigerian Customs\",\"VIO\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nigerian-customs-reacts-as-staff-vio-operatives-fight-in-abuja#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nigerian-customs-reacts-as-staff-vio-operatives-fight-in-abuja\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nigerian-customs-reacts-as-staff-vio-operatives-fight-in-abuja\",\"name\":\"Nigerian customs reacts as staff, VIO operatives fight in Abuja - 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