FCC information costs in opposition to customs CG for ‘failing to provide information’ on 2025/2026 recruitment

 The Federal Character Commission (FCC) has filed felony
costs in opposition to the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and Bashir Adeniyi,
comptroller-general of the company, for allegedly failing to offer info
on its 2025 recruitment train.

 

In a cost sheet marked FHC/ABJ/CR/772/2026, and dated
November 12, the FCC instituted a four-count cost in opposition to NCS (first
defendant) and Adeniyi (second defendant) on the federal excessive courtroom in Abuja.

According to the cost sheet, the FCC alleged that the
customs CG “failed to furnish” requested info and data referring to
the NSC’s 2025/2026 recruitment train.

The fee stated Adeniyi’s motion contravened part
14(3) (b) of the Federal Character Commission (Establishment, and so forth.) Act, 2004
and punishable beneath part 15 of the identical Act.

In the second depend, the FCC alleged that Adeniyi “failed,
refused or uncared for to ask and or submit your self to the Commission to
monitor the related stage(s)” of the recruitment train.

“That you, the Nigeria Customs Service of No. 2 Lake Taal
Close, Off Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja, and also you,
Bashir Adewale Adeniyi “M”, of No. 2 Lake Taal Close, Off Tigris Crescent, Off
Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja being Comptroller-General of the Nigeria
Customs Service, between twenty second October, 2026 and twenty third October, 2026 or
thereabout, throughout the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court, failed, refused
or uncared for to adjust to the directive of the Federal Character Commission
to droop the 2026 specified recruitment/coaching exercise pending assessment;
protect data; allow monitoring, of the letter Ref. No. and so forth. After receipt
FCC/012/S.102/2/VOL.IV/259 dated twenty third October, 2026, authored by the
Commission’s Chairman and issued pursuant to part 5 (1) (c) of the of the
Federal Character Commission (Establishment, and so forth.) Act, Cap. F7, LFN 2004,
served on the CG, Nigeria Customs Service, you continued with the stated train
in flagrant disregard and disobedience to the lawful directive of the Federal
Character Commission directing the Service to droop recruitment
train/coaching train, and thereby dedicated an offence opposite to
Section 14(3) (b) of the Federal Character Commission (Establishment, and so forth.)
Act, Cap. F7, LFN 2004 and punishable beneath part 15 of the Federal Character
Commission (Establishment, and so forth.) Act, Cap. F7, LFN 2004,” the cost sheet
reads.

“That you, the Nigeria Customs Service of No. 2 Lake Taal
Close, Off Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja, and also you,
Bashir Adewale Adeniyi “M”, of No. 2 Lake Taal Close, Off Tigris Crescent, Off
Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja being Comptroller-General of the Nigeria
Customs Service, between thirtieth January, 2026 and twentieth October, 2026 or
thereabout, throughout the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court, in relation to
2025/2026 recruitment into the Nigeria Customs Service, failed to supply clear
standards and complete pointers for figuring out eligibility for
employment, however repeated request by the Commission, that you simply,
Bashir Adewale Adeniyi negligently or willfully acquiesced within the service’s
failure to supply the standards and complete pointers which acts
prevented the Commission to find out the states or zonal unfold of the
vacancies, thereby dedicated an offence opposite to Section 14 (3) (f) of the
Federal Character Commission (Establishment, and so forth.) Act, Cap. F7, LFN 2004 and
punishable beneath part 15 of the Federal Character Commission (Establishment,
and so forth.) Act, Cap. F7, LFN 2004.”

THE CONTROVERSY

In July, NCS launched the checklist of profitable candidates for
its recruitment train.

The service chosen 3,852 profitable candidates out of
573,680 functions throughout three entry cadres; superintendent, inspectorate,
and customs assistant.

Speaking in regards to the checklist in August, Adeniyi stated he was
ready to defend the choice on its deserves.

He stated the allocation of profitable candidates was equal
throughout the 36 states of the federation.

In September, NCS invited the profitable candidates for
bodily screening and documentation train on the Nigeria Customs Command
and Staff College, Gwagwalada, Abuja.

Some of the candidates have been subsequently invited for
coaching.

However, allegations emerged that some candidates whose
names appeared on the profitable candidates’ checklist have been screened out and
changed by those that didn’t take part within the recruitment train.

In a press release launched on October 19, NCS stated it had
acknowledged the complaints from candidates who participated within the recruitment
train.

The company stated 397 candidates have been screened out through the
screening train over points referring to substance abuse, age, bodily
health, and documentation.

The NCS stated some candidates have been rejected due to
“recognized irregularities of their choice course of through the screening
train”.

In October, the FCC known as for the suspension of the NCS
recruitment train over alleged violation of federal character ideas.l

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