Umar, both of whom are also deputy comptrollers of immigration.
While Mr Liman and Adesokan have been transferred to the service headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, Mr Dashe has been transferred to the zone ‘A’ command of the service which covers both Ogun and Lagos states.Ī deputy comptroller of immigration service, Abolupe Oladoyin Bewaji, has been appointed as Mr Liman’s replacement while Mr Dashe and Mrs Adesokan were replaced by R.L Bukar and S.
Mr Liman’s counterparts at the Ikeja and FESTAC Town passport offices of the NIS, N.J Dashe and Adeola Adesokan respectively, have also been removed from their offices. The development is a follow-up to a recent undercover investigation by the NIS acting comptroller general, Isa Idris, who disguised on October 18 as a passport applicant and gained firsthand knowledge of underhand deals by some of his officers. The passport control officer at the Ikoyi passport office under the Lagos State Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service ( NIS), Ibrahim Liman, a deputy comptroller of immigration, has been removed.
