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President Buhari rewards Customs Officer who rejected bribe

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4 years ago

November 20, 2019

President Buhari has presented an Integrity award to a Customs Officer, Bashir Abubakar, for rejecting a N150m bribe.

Buhari also presented an award to Mrs. Josephine Ugwu of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria. The recipients at the opening of the two-day National Summit on Diminishing Corruption in Public Sector held at the State House Banquet hall, Abuja.

The event is being organized by the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation in collaboration with Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC).

The Assistant Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Abubakar rejected 412,000 dollars (N150 million) bribe offered to him by drug traffickers to import 40 containers laden with Tramadol, a controlled and highly addictive drug.

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