The Civil Defence, Fire, Immigration and Prisons Services Board (CDFIPB) has approved the retirement of a Deputy Controller-General and an Assistant Controller-General of Prisons from the Service.
Ahmed Ja'afaru, Controller-General of Prisons
In a statement sent to
Premium Times on Monday by Francis Enobore, the spokesperson of the Nigerian Prisons Service, the service has announced the retirements of two top officials from service.
The statement read;
“Following the appointment of Ja’afaru Ahmed as the Controller-General of the Nigerian Prisons Service, the Civil Defence, Fire, Immigration and Prisons Services Board ( CDFIPB), in an emergency meeting held on the 27th of June, 2016, approved the retirement of a Deputy Controller-General and an Assistant Controller-General of Prisons from the service.
“They are Aminu Suley, mni and Ali Bala Salami, mni, respectively.
“The letter signed by the Secretary of the Board, Alh. A. A. Ibrahim dated 28th June, 2016 indicated that the decision was taken due to the officers’ seniority in service to the new Controller-General of Prisons and in consonance with military and paramilitary convention.
“While wishing them good luck in their future endeavours, the (CDFIPB) commended the officers for their contributions to the development of the Nigerian Prisons Service.”
Ja'afaru Ahmed was appointed the Controller-General of Prisons by President Muhammadu Buhari after the retirement of Dr Peter Ekpendu from service on May 17, 2016.