The Customs Area Controller (CAC) of Seme Area Command, Timi Bomodi has handed over to Comptroller Kayode Rasheed Kolade following his recent appointment as Acting Assistant Comptroller General of Customs (ACG).
According to a press release issued by the Command Public Relations Officer, Hussaini Abdullahi, during the handover ceremony which took place on 3rd September, 2024 in the CAC’s office at Seme-Krake Joint Border Post, Comptroller Kayode Rasheed promised to consolidate and improve on the achievements of his predecessor.
He expressed confidence in delivering on the responsibility bestowed on him by the management of the Nigeria Customs Service having served in different layers of the enforcement settings.
The new CAC reiterated his commitment to leverage his long-standing experiences to navigate the complexity of the frontier Command, having worked here in the past.
He solicited the support and maximum cooperation of officers and men of the Command and assured that everyone would be carried along. He charged officers to always work as a team for the overall interest of our Country.
The Ag ACG Timi Bomodi thanked the Comptroller General of Customs Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, MFR, and the management of the NCS for the opportunity to serve as CAC and his subsequent elevation as Ag ACG. He appreciated the support and cooperation of officers and stakeholders and urged officers to extend the same to the new CAC.
Timi Bomodi described the deployment of Comptroller Kolade as strategic and expressed optimism that the Command will excel despite challenges.
Comptroller Kolade, a seasoned customs officer per excellence, has worked and served in different capacities across several customs formations. He has attended courses as a Customs representative both within and outside the Country.
He is a recipient of many awards in recognition of his outstanding achievements. The most cherished is the commendation letter for outstanding performance in anti-smuggling operations from the Former Comptroller General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd), in 2017 while serving as the Coordinator of CGC Strike Force Team Zone ‘ C’ covering South-South and South-East states.
