Jibo Resumes As Coordinator Zone A, Preach Zero Tolerance

BY EGUONO ODJEGBA

Customs tariff reader extraordinaire, Assistant Comptroller General Bello Mohammed Jibo has assumed duty as the Coordinator Zone ‘A’ Headquarters, bringing along with him a wealth of operational and administrative experiences that cuts across every department of the Nigeria Customs Service.

Also regarded as part of the front row top best in revenue collection and administration, Jibo was the immediate past Ag ACG Headquarters from where he was reassigned to Harvey Road Yaba Lagos, head office of the zonal operations.

Until becoming the Ag ACG Headquarters, Jibo held forth as the Area Controller of Seme Customs Command, where he introduced a number of innovations that raised the status of the command leading in the area of corporate social investments, customs community relationship, operational harmony, intra institutional synergy, raised the frontiers of trans border trade among other significant accomplishments.

The Zonal Public Relations Officer, SC Akaninyene Edeminam in a statement said the Zonal Coordinator has charged officers and their respective management teams to live above board and espouse integrity in all shade of transaction, hinting that his administration will be driven by zero tolerance towards anything that may bring the image of the service into question.

The statement reads: “Following the recent reshuffle in the Nigeria Customs Service management by the Ag. Comptroller General of Customs Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR, FNIPR, DSM Psc(+), Assistant Comptroller General of Customs Bello Mohammed Jibo has assumed duty as Zonal Coordinator Zone ‘A’ Headquarters.

“This aims at repositioning the Zone for effective service delivery in line with the policy thrust of the Acting Comptroller General of Customs.  On resumption of office, the ACG charged officers to remain very dedicated and committed to the vision and mission of the new Customs Management in Revenue Generation, Anti-Smuggling activities and Trade Facilitation, among others.

“He cautioned that he would have zero tolerance for any damaging act to the success of the new Customs Administration while encouraging officers to take the issues of discipline and Code of Conduct seriously, as anything contrary will be viewed with utmost seriousness.”

The New Zonal Coordinator who hails from Birnin Kebbi Local Government Area of Kebbi State had his early education at the Federal Government College Ijanikin, Lagos, after which he proceeded to the University of Sokoto, now Usman Dan Fodio University, Sokoto, where he bagged a Bachelor of Arts Degree.

“He has attended several professional courses both locally and internationally, which include but are not limited to United States Patent Trade Mark on Global International Property Enforcement, Certificate Course on General Scanner Operations, Image Analysis, Modern Customs Management, NICIS I, System Operator Course (scanner), World Customs Organization (WCO) Leadership and Management Development Workshop etc.

“ACG Jibo has served in various Commands in different capacities before his promotion as Comptroller of Customs in 2018. He served as Customs Area Controller Seme Command, where he deployed his wealth of experience in repositioning the Command.

“He was appointed as Ag. ACG in 2023 and was deployed as ACG Headquarters until his recent posting to Zone ‘A’ Headquarters as the Zonal Coordinator.”