NIS distributes uniforms, food items to boost officers’ morale
By Zubairu Idris
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Katsina State Command, has distributed uniforms and food items to boost the morale of its personnel for effective service delivery.
Speaking at the distribution ceremony in Katsina on Wednesday, Mr Mohammed Mahmoud Adamu, the Command’s Comptroller, said the uniforms were donated by the Comptroller-General of Immigration (CGI), Mrs Kemi Nandap to junior cadre officers free-of-charge.
Mohammed said that the command engaged the services of expert tailors who took the measurements of officers and produced the uniforms.
“We engaged the services of expert tailors who sew the uniforms according to the sizes of our personnel. As you can see, our officers appeared very smart, and in uniformity, you know that uniformity is part of discipline.
“They are all happy, and we commend the CGI for providing the uniforms to the officers,” he said.
The Comptroller also said that the command had purchased food items for distribution to all officers in the command in order to boost their morale for effective service delivery.
Mohammed said this would go a long way in reducing the current economic hardship, and enable the Muslims among them to observe the forthcoming Ramadan fasting with ease.
The comptroller urged all personnel to reciprocate the gesture by rededicating themselves to their duties.
The food items include bags of rice, cartons of spaghetti and gallons of vegetable oil.
He also said that the command had conducted intensive drill and retraining of the immigration officers including those in local government areas on various aspects of the service.
These, he said, included parade, the Immigration Act and manual, passport issuance and border patrol, among others.
Mohammed added that the command had trained the officers on ICT and upgraded its clinic to boost healthcare services for the staff members and their families.
To enhance operational efficiency, the comptroller said the command had distributed motorcycles to officers in the frontline local governments for intelligence gathering on migrants living in those areas.
According to him, the command has been tracking migrants and strangers lodging in hotels on daily basis.
“We find out where they come from and where they are going? What is their identity. Are they indigenes or foreigners, are they with valid travel document, and the purpose of their coming,” he said.
He applauded the harmonious working relationship with other sister security agencies, and the traditional rulers in the state.
The comptroller has recently bagged the 2024 best law enforcement officer in Katsina State award presented by the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa.
