NIGERIANS REACT..................Nigeria Immigration queries 3 officers for “flaunting bodies” in Don’t Rush Challenge video

The Nigeria Immigration Service is set to discipline three female officers who took part in a social media challenge known as “bopdaddy/don’t rush challenge.”

In the challenge, female participants from across the world wear their usual clothing at the beginning of the video and later changed into more elegant attires after the camera of their phones were covered for a while.
Some female officers of the government agency then decided to hop on the challenge, which didn’t seem to go well with the authorities of the NIS.
In a query by the immigration authorities, the officers were accused of “indecently flaunting your bodies” and desecrating the service “uniform/beret and the use of inappropriate language thereby, sabotaging the values upheld by the service.”

“To state the obvious, your act has caused a lot of embarrassment to the NIS and in line with our standard as a paramilitary organization is considered scandalous and an act unbecoming of an officer and therefore a violation of PSR 030401 and 030402,” Iam Haliru, deputy comptroller-general, said in the query dated April 15.
“This is a serious misconduct liable to dismissal from service. In view of the foregoing, therefore, you are requested to make a representation, if any, within 72 hours on receipt of this letter, why disciplinary action should not be taken against you for violation of the following; PSR 030301 (a)(i) immoral behaviour, PSR 030402(t), PSR 030402(w) any other act unbecoming of a public officer.”

Another memo by deputy comptroller-general, asked the comptrollers of the federal capital territory (FCT), Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport and Lagos state command to release the affected officers so that they would be able to report to the service’s human resource management at the headquarters in Abuja, The Cable reports

“They are to report to the office of the assistant comptroller-general in charge of human resource management at the service headquarters,” Haliru said in another memo dated April 14.

Nigerians have however reacted to the move to discipline the female officers, with many calling out the agency for being ‘too rigid’
Three staff of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) are in trouble for participating in the popular “Don’t Rush Challenge”.

Fidelis Chidi Blog was privy to a query served the three NIS staff, Priscilla Irabor (38549), Catherine J. Bakura (38152) and Blessing Alfred Udida (38002).
The viral video challenge has been on globally for months and in this case, the trio were accused of “flaunting” their bodies while clad in uniform.

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Though servicemen, women and other law enforcement officers, in many countries have made similar clips and posted on social media to show the world their humane side amid the coronavirus crisis, the NIS is having none of it.
The query read: “The attention of the Comptroller General has been drawn to a video clip trending on social media in recent times which revealed a rather disturbing and embarrassing display of indecent flaunting of your bodies, desecration of Service uniform/beret and the use of inappropriate language thereby, sabotaging the values upheld by the service.
“To state the obvious, your act has caused a lot of embarrassment to the NIS and in line with our standard as a paramilitary organisation, is considered scandalous and an act unbecoming of an officer and therefore a violation of the PSR 030401 and 030402. This is a serious offense liable to dismissal from Service.”

The query was signed by Ishiaka Haliru, an Assistant Comptroller General on behalf of the Comptroller General, Muhammed Babandede.
Haliru, the officer in charge of Human Resource Management (HRM), gave the affected officers 72 hours to respond.
Nigeria Immigration spokesman, Sunday James, a Deputy Comptroller of Immigration, told  us on Monday that he is yet to receive any information on the matter.

“About this story, I’m not aware of the query. It’s just today that I resumed from leave so I’m not aware”, the Public Relations Officer said.
However, findings by our correspondent revealed that the officers have replied to the query and await their fate.