By Olusegun Folarin
Nigeria Customs Service, NCS is seeking the partnership of communities around the nation’s international borders in a bid to check crimes while enhancing trade facilitation and national security.
The Acting Comptroller General of Customs, Mr Bashir Adeniyi made this known during a working visit to Idiroko headquarters of Ogun One Customs Area Command and courtesy visits to some traditional rulers around the international borderline.
Mr Adeniyi explained that such partnerships would ensure effective community relations at the border areas with a view to helping the security agencies in promoting national peace and security.
He emphasized the need for officers and men of the command, led by the Area Controller, Mr Bamidele Makinde to work with other Sister Agencies and the Republic of Benin Customs Administration among other stakeholders towards enhancing national and regional security.
Noting that Idiroko was very strategic to customs operations as a gateway to trade and economic development of Nigeria, the Acting Comptroller General urged the traditional rulers to properly channel their concerns on issues affecting the residents to the federal government with the assurance that the present administration would promptly address the challenges.
Mr Adeniyi promised that the service would ensure the implementation of people-oriented policies as part of the corporate social responsibility to make positive impacts on the residents while announcing that efforts would be made to employ more people from the border communities into the Nigeria Customs Service.
The visit took the Acting Comptroller General of Customs to the palace of the Olu of Ilaro and Paramount ruler of Yewaland, Oba Kehinde Olugbenle, the Oniko of Ikoolaje, Idiroko, Oba Olakunle Ojo and the Onipokia of Ipokia, Oba Adeniyi Olaniyan among others.
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