The Nigeria Immigration Service has suspended an Assistant Superintendent of Immigration II, Okpravero Ufuoma who requested a bribe from a traveller.
NIS Comptroller General, Kemi Nandap confirmed his suspension in a statement issued by the Service Public Relations Officer, Kenneth Udo, on Thursday in Abuja.
According to Nandap, the officer’s conduct, captured in a video circulating on social media, does not reflect the values and ethics of professionalism upheld by the NIS.
She condemned the alleged misconduct and assured all that the officer had been indefinitely suspended pending the outcome of disciplinary procedures, by the law and Public Service Rules.
Nandap added that electronic gates (e-gates) are being installed at all international airports to facilitate smoother travel for passengers and prevent incidents like the one involving the suspended officer.
She urged the public to report any form of misconduct or corruption by its officers to the appropriate authorities.
