Nigeria Immigration sacks 518 officers from airports over sharp practices
Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, has redeployed 518 officers of the service from five international airports and state commands, “to checkmate sharp practices among the affected officers.”
Many travellers have been complaining of how Immigration officers demand bribe or tips when they encounter them.
The airports are Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos; Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja; Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, Port Harcourt International Airport; and Akanu Ibiam International Airport Enugu.
The NIS boss said that the measure was also meant to reduce the number of officers in the formations by half, for efficient service delivery
The Federal Government recently established the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council, PBEC, with the mandate to fast track the ease of doing business in Nigeria.