The Nigeria Customs Service says officer and other members of the team from FOU Zone 'C' who was recorded assaulting an unarmed civilian on the Benin - Agbor expressway on Saturday the 7th of May 2022 at about 5.00 pm have since been withdrawn from patrol duties and are currently under administrative investigation at the NCS Zonal Headquarters Zone 'C' Port Harcourt.
National Public Relations Officer, DC Timi Bomodi made this disclosure in a press statement on Monday after receiving backlash from Nigerians over a video making the rounds on social media.
Bomodi said in the statement that officers of the Nigeria Customs Service have been trained to carry out their duties with dignity and respect, and are expected to display decorum in all their conduct at all times. "Where they fail to carry out their brief as assigned, appropriate sanctions are applied to enforce discipline."
"The NCS would like to reassure the general public of its commitment to the welfare and safety of all citizens and frowns seriously at any act by its personnel capable of misrepresenting its corporate image,"he stated.
He advised that all law-abiding persons go about their activities without fear of intimidation or harassment as we work assiduously to bring closure to this unwholesome incident.
