The Federal Government has
concluded arrangements to
embark on a mass sack of
officers and men of the
Nigeria Immigrations Service,
NIS, and the Nigeria Prisons
Service, NPS. To this end,
our reporter gathered that a
new condition of service has
been approved by the
Minister of Interior,
Abdulrahman Dambazau.
A memo from the Civil
Defence, Fire, Immigrations
and Prisons Services Board,
CDFIPB, which was sighted
by our correspondent last
night in Abuja, reduced the
retirement ages of
personnel. Dated May 25,
2016, and signed by the
Director/Secretary of the
Board, A.A Ibrahim, the letter
was addressed to all the
paramilitary Service Chiefs
under the ministry and
entitled, ‘RE: New Conditions
of Service.’
Part of the memo reads: ”I
am directed to inform you
that at its meeting of
December 29, 2015, the Joint
Service Board, JSB, took a
critical look at the staff
conditions of service and
resolved that the
parameters of retirement of
the officers in the services
under the supervision of the
board should be expanded
to include, but not limited to
the following: a- attainment
of 60 years of age, b- on
service for 35 years, c- on
disciplinary grounds, d- on
medical/health grounds, e-
when an officer is un-
deployable due to
restructuring, appointment,
seniority, among others.”
Other reasons advanced by
the memo are: “after failing
promotion examinations at
three consecutive attempts,
when an officer fails board
promotion three times,
incompetence, indolence or
declining productivity, failure
at staff course, post staff
course and their equivalents.
“On reaching the maximum
age like Assistant
Superintendent II is now 22-
33, Assistant Superintendent
I is now 22-36, Deputy
Superintendent is 25-39,
Superintendent is pegged at
23-42, Chief Superintendent
is now 26-45, Assistant
Controller/Comptroller/
Commandant is pegged at
30-48, while Deputy
Controller/Comptroller/
Commandant is 34-51.
“Others are Controller/
Comptroller/Commandant is
38-54, for Assistant
Controller/Comptroller/
Commandant General pegged
at 42-56, Deputy Controller/
Comptroller/Commandant
General is now 46-58 while
Controller/comptroller/
Commandant General.”