May 14, 2026

Senate Summons Nigerian Customs Boss Hameed Ali

By Farouk Mohammed

HIGHLIGHT – Senate

 


The Senate has summoned the Comptroller General of the Nigerian Customs Service, Col. Hameed Ali (retd).

Nigerian Senate

Nigerian Senate

The upper chamber on Thursday asked him to appear in Customs uniform unfailingly on Wednesday.

Recall that the Senators also kicked in February 2017 over the inability of the Customs Boss wearing official uniform during duties.

Members of the Senate are pushing for drastic action against the NCS and its Director General over the refusal to suspend action on the proposed clamp down on vehicles without duty payment, as ordered by the legislature.

Part of the actions proposed by the senator is to summon Ali to appear before all the lawmakers in the chamber in Customs uniform, which the NSC boss had refused to wear.

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