Don’t cover your face — Acting CG, Adeniyi warns Customs operatives

Acting Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Bashir Adewale Adeniyi has insisted while on duty, the staff be in their uniforms, warning that they must not cover their face.

He also insisted that they must wear the name tag on their uniform.

The Customs boss gave these directives at a meeting with Patrol Heads of the Federal Operations Unit, Zone ‘A’, after rounding off his maiden visit to some Area Commands and other Customs Formations in Zone ‘A’.

This was contained in a statement the National Public Relations Officer, Chief Superintendent of Customs, Abudullahi Maiwada issued at the weekend in Abuja.

The statement quoted Adeniyi as saying, “Your Uniform is your Uniform and that is what you must wear; if you are in a difficult terrain, you put on the combat, you must not cover your face with glasses or tie your head with a turban, your Uniform must also have a name tag.”

It added that the CGC warned that operational vehicles must be appropriately marked and positioned at the assigned patrol points.

Adeniyi said, “wherever your checkpoint is, your vehicle must be properly marked Federal Operations Unit; if your vehicle is not there nor marked, it is a violation of law.”

He beckoned on the personnel to be more professional and conscious without compromising national security and always uphold the ethics of their profession in the discharge of their duties and outward appearance.