The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has concluded arrangements to subject all newly recruited officers and men to mandatory drug testing as part of the ongoing recruitment exercise.
The Comptroller-General of the Service, Adewale Adeniyi, who disclosed this during the closing session of the CGC’s 2025 Conference in Abuja, said the measure is intended to ensure that no recruit enters the Service with substance-abuse tendencies that could compromise judgment, security responsibilities, or operational integrity.
According to him, the new directive is targeted primarily at fresh recruits, but serving officers will also be included as the Service moves towards establishing what he described as “a fully drug-free institution.”
He explained that mandatory drug tests will be conducted for all officers and men across all Zones, Commands, and at the Headquarters, noting that the Service will no longer tolerate situations where personnel make sensitive decisions while under the influence of drugs.
Adeniyi added that the decision was informed by past experiences where erratic behaviour or poor decision-making in some Commands was later linked to substance misuse.
He said, “There will be no compromise. We are going to ensure that every new officer is tested so that we do not begin to spend Service resources rehabilitating personnel.”
Credit: thenationonlineng.net
