BREAKING: Top Nigeria Immigration Service Officer Suspended

A top Nigeria Immigration Service Officer has been suspended indefinitely for begging a traveller at Murtala Muhammed International Airport.

 

NewsOnline Nigeria reports that the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has indefinitely suspended an officer who was filmed begging a traveller for financial assistance at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos State.  

 

This Nigeria news platform understands that his suspension follows a viral video circulating on Nigerian social media, showing Assistant Superintendent of Immigration II (ASI 2), Okpravero C. Ufuoma, unknowingly captured by a traveller using camera-enabled eyeglasses, soliciting money while on duty. 

 

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In a statement released on Wednesday and signed by Comptroller General Kemi Nana Nandap, the NIS condemned the officer’s conduct as disgraceful and contrary to the ongoing reforms aimed at enhancing the integrity and professionalism of the Service. 

“We wish to inform the public that the conduct of the officer, identified as Okpravero C. Ufuoma, an Assistant Superintendent of Immigration II (ASI 2) at Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, does not reflect the values and ethics of professionalism upheld by the NIS. 

 

“The NIS condemns this misconduct in the strongest terms, as it undermines the ongoing reforms aimed at enhancing our service standards. This disgraceful act is not representative of our commitment to hospitality, reception and courtesy,” the statement read in part. 

 

It added, “As a result, the officer has been indefinitely suspended pending the outcome of disciplinary procedures, which are in the accordance with the law and Public Service Rules.” 

 

The statement also noted that, to prevent incidents of begging by airport personnel and to facilitate smoother travel for all passengers, electronic gates (e-gates) are being installed at all five international airports in the country.