AGF infuriated by refusal of Customs boss Ali to obey S’Court order 4 months after

The refusal of the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Col. Hameed Ali (retd.), to comply with a judgment of the Supreme Court appears to have infuriated the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN).

The AGF has therefore directed Ali to immediately honour the April ruling of the Supreme Court and reinstate a retired Comptroller, Abdullahi Gusau.

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, had in a unanimous judgment last April, directed the Customs to reinstate Gusau, who was wrongfully sacked.

On January 1, 2000, Gusau was promoted to the rank of a comptroller. He was however retired on December 21, 2009, in a manner he felt was against his right.

Following his sack, Gusau had approached the high court, but unable to get justice at the high court, he had proceeded to the Court of Appeal and got judgment in his favour.

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The appellate court had directed that the NCS re-absorb Gusau and retain his position as comptroller, pay all his benefits and accord him his promotions.

The case however got to the apex court, which in its ruling on the matter, affirmed the appellant court judgment.

 

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