By; RAYMOND TEDUNJAYE, Lagos
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has distances itself from a media report alleging that it given the sum of N23 million as palliative payment for Officers and Men of the Service.
For clarification purposes, the Agency declared that there was no palliatives either from the Federal Government or private organisations for distribution to its personnel.
It however explained that the payments made to the officers was routine payments processed and paid in line with extant rules, contrary to the publication.
The Service Public Relations Officer DCI Sunday James made the clarification in a statement on behalf of the Comptroller General of Immigration.
He posited that the Comptroller General was in isolation and undergoing treatment during the process, adding that there has never been an occasion for payment of money to so called cronies as alleged.
The NIS image maker stated that the publication was false, mischievous, and a figment of the imagination of the writer, clearly intended to cause disaffection within the rank and file of the Service.
James therefore enjoined personnel of Service to distance themselves from such publication and continue to work as uniform Officers who are guided by standard operating procedures and code of professional ethics worthy of uniform service.
The statement reads, ” The attention of the Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service, Muhammad Babandede, MFR, has been drawn to a publication by section of the media alleging that N23m was given to Nigeria Immigration Service as palliative payment to Officers and Men of the Service.
For the purpose of clarification, there was no palliative given the Service from the Government or private bodies for distribution to its personnel. The payments made to the officers was routine payments processed and paid officers in line with extant rulescontrary to the publication, the Comptroller Generalwas in isolation and undergoing treatment during the process. There has never been an occasion for payment of money to so called cronies as alleged.
Therefore, the publication was false, mischievous, and a figment of the imagination of the writer, clearly intended to cause disaffection within the rank and file of the Service.
Hence, the Service enjoins Officers and Men to distance themselves from such publication and continue to work as uniform Officers who are guided by standard operating procedures and code of professional ethics worthy of uniform service”.
