Nigerian Customs Services (NCS) has threatened to sack overweight officials.

Its Comptroller-General, Col. Hameed Ali (retd) gave the warning during the Nigerian Customs Command and Staff College graduation ceremony for its junior course in Abuja yesterday.

He advised some overweight officers of the service to get back in shape or risk losing their jobs.



Ali said: “We are going to put in place a weight level. If you go beyond a certain weight level, you will be put on probation.

“If you cannot cope, we will probably get you out. Obesity should not be part of us; that is why we are called paramilitary.”

The customs boss also urged officers who are yet to key into the reformation going on in the service to do so immediately.

“Today, we have been able to place customs on a high pedestal. People respect customs, not because of anything, but because we are beginning to change the way we do business.

“We are not asking for bribe anymore, although it’s still going on, but not in many places. Also, we are not living flamboyantly,” he said.

A total of 40 junior officers graduated with nine being female.

http://thenationonlineng.net/shed-weight-or-lose-your-job-customs-boss-warns-officers/

Very good! Discipline should shine through at every level

Op it's risk Not brisk
OK corrected ... The op self yaf not corrected the mistake I pointed out

I support this one... Lol

This should be done in Nigeria Police Force also.

Ftc

This commendable development will go a LONG WAY in restoring some long lost discipline and dignity in the Customs Service (how I wish this could be extended to other paramilitary organizations).
How can you live recklessly like a glutton, without any sense of restraint and caution, believing that your uniform is only a privileged instrument of oppressing the 'bloody civilians'?
Sit up guys, wise up!

Maybe you should kuku stop dere salaries so dat dey can lose weight faster...

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rubbish order

samuelchimmy:
Open it's risk Not brisk

it's op not open

Hameed na correct man

samuelchimmy:
Open it's risk Not brisk

This one wan use vv book. FTC....... Werey

The only paramilitary that is working in Nigeria

Good idea!

They will not only keep their jobs if the weight comes off, they will live longer and healthier lives too!

yemmight:
This should be done in Nigeria Police Force also.

very much needed.

I'll help them get in shape in order to save their jobs. It's just help o.

samuelchimmy:
Open it's risk Not brisk

OP you wanted to say I guess?

Op and MOD, bia who are your English teachers... Which one is loos and brisk again ayam not understanding oo
I think this should also be an ethic in every force or paramilitary... Several police and military men with pot bellies should also be checked.

harmbhrosz:
it's op not open

kai lol can someone not make mistake in peace again

yes especially their women

When they don chope bele food why they no go get fat..

Shey dese mods no dey check spelling before they put out crap on FP ?

Lol...COL. ALI have spoken..

ISO right

samuelchimmy:
Open it's risk Not brjisk

It is 'Op ' and not 'open'

harmbhrosz:
it's op not open

. Abeg help me tell the dude. For him mind, he doesn't err at all.

Brisk ko, Bricklayer ni..... Even op dey make mistake.....
nobody is above it sha

erico2k2:

kai lol can someone not make mistake in peace again

lol he was also correcting op's mistake by making another mistake again

Not only in paramilitaries, Obesity is a big threat, it kills.