Nigeria Immigration sacks officer who organised abduction of brother

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has dismissed  Ngozi Nancy Chukwu, the junior officer accused of organising the abduction of her elder brother.

An accomplice who is also a junior officer, Aliyu Usman, was equally dismissed following their indictment by an internal disciplinary panel for criminal conspiracy, illegal possession of firearms, theft and kidnapping.

The investigative panel concluded its work on April 14 and September 4, 2025, respectively, according to the Service’s spokesperson, ACI Akinsola Akinlabi.

The spokesperson further disclosed that the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) recently finalised a review of 31 disciplinary cases involving NIS personnel.

The Board’s Disciplinary and General-Purpose Committee (BDGPC) made some recommendations following their meeting on July 11, 2025.

He disclosed that eight officers were dismissed from the Service for serious misconduct and violation of Service Regulations.

Five officers were compulsorily retired for offences bordering on misconduct, the spokesman said.

According to him, eight officers were demoted by one rank, while five others received written warnings for misconduct.

Cases of some officers dismissed earlier were also reviewed following their appeal. The appeal of two of the officers failed for lack of merit, while that of one succeeded.

Two officers were exonerated of all charges.

Recall that the Enugu State Police Command arrested Ngozi Nancy Chukwu and her sister, Juliet Chukwu, an officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), in July 2025 after they were accused of masterminding the abduction of their elder brother, Mr Friday Chukwu.

Friday Chukwu had been waylaid and abducted at the instance of his sisters from Amaeze village in Ishiagu, Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.

The abduction happened along the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway near the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku-Ozalla.

The sum of N30 million was reportedly paid as ransom before he was released.

The sisters were also implicated in the abduction of Dennis Igwe, General Manager of China Oriental Mining Company, in the area.

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