No fewer than 190 newly recruited officers were inducted into Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) in Kwara state on Wednesday.
Speaking at the passing out parade,
the Comptroller of NIS in Kwara state Command Aminu Shamsuddin, warned officers to stay away from any form of bribery and corruption.
Shamsuddin said that any corrupt NIS officer found wanting in bribery and corrupt practices would be dismissed from service.
The Comptroller who was represented at the event by DCI Momoh Aliyu, Deputy Comptroller of NIS said that any Officer found wanting in the Service would have himself to blame.
“Avoid bribe in the course of your duty, if you are caught in the act, you will be dismissed from the service,” Shamsuddin said.
He congratulated the new officers and welcomed them into NIS, urging them to be submissive, well behaved and loyal to the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
The Comptroller explained that the first step of being an officer with NIS was to be inducted into the service, in order to have some prior knowledge of the job.
Shamsuddin said that the new officers would be given two weeks break, after which they would be posted to the various unit in the command.
“We have started the induction training since September 5, in Ilorin and the recruits includes position from Immigration Assistant 3 (IA3) to Assistant Inspector of Immigration (AII) and Assistant Superintendent of Immigration 2 (ASI 2),” he said.
The Comptroller however said that after the induction, the recruits would undergo training at three Immigration Training Schools (ITS) across the nation, according to their ranks.
He said that ASI 2 will be posted to Service training school in Kano, while AII to be trained in Orlu training school, Imo state and IA 3 to be in Ahoada training school, River state.
Shamsuddin said that after the training, they would be certificated and become full immigration officer and dress in full uniform.
Abhor bribery, corruption – Immigration Service warns 190 recruits in Kwara
