Immigration CG sacked, told to hand over to most senior officer

The Acting Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, Isah Jere Idris, has been sacked from office.

He was directed to hand over to the most senior officer in the Service after he was appointed in acting capacity before his retirement in April 2022.

President Buhari at the time extended his tenure of office for one year which was expected to lapse on April 24, 2023.

In a letter dated Monday 17th April, 2023, addressed to the Acting Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service and signed by the Secretary to the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board, the Chairman of the Board, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, directed that the Ag. CGI Jere Idris should hand over to the most senior officer of the service.

“You are directed to handover to the most senior officer in the service,” the letter reads inter alia.

You will recall, President Muhammadu Buhari had in a letter dated April 22, 2022, and addressed to the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, by Chief of Staff to President Buhari, Prof Ibrahim Gambari, announced the approval of the extension of Jere’s tenure with immediate effect.

The letter read, “I write in reference to your correspondence dated March 15, 2022 on the above subject matter and wish to inform you that Mr President has approved a one-year extension for the Ag. CGI, Alhaji Idris Isah Jere, with effect from April 24, 2022