The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Hameed Ali, says that on going efforts to review the Customs Act will ensure that any officer arrested or indicted in the ongoing drive to cleanse the service would be made to face the law.
Ali, stated this when he led the Customs management team on a working visit to the headquarters of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders in Lagos.
Seeking their support, he assured them of his readiness to strengthen a synergy that would prevent smuggling and enhance government revenue.
The leadership of the freight forwarding group identified corruption as a major problem in Customs operations and underscored the need for professionalism and enabling legislation to promote customs function and entrenching international best practices.
