Cargo Tracking Note Can Curb Criminal Activities in Ports, Says Police AIG
L-R: CSP Agbolade Oshodi; SP Agwom Ishaku, OC General Investigation, NPF; Alh. Abubakar Mohammed, Deputy Director, Standard Service Division of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council; Mrs Ijeaku Ego, Assistant Director, Stakeholder Service Division, NSC; Muhammad Uba Kura, Assistant Inspector General, Marine Command, NPF; Chief C.C. Agu, Director, Consumer Affairs Department, NSC; Mr C.C. Akujobi, Deputy Director, Stakeholder Service Division, NSC; and DSP Lekan Faniyi, Public Relations Officer, NPF
The new Assistant Inspector General, (AIG) Marine Command, Muhammad Uba Kura, has said that the Cargo Tracking Note (CTN) has the potential of addressing issues of criminal activities in the nation’s ports.
Kura said this when the management team of the Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) paid him a courtesy visit in Lagos weekend.
According to the AIG, CTN was capable of curbing activities of those whose intention was to commit criminal act in many ways.
The Director of Consumer Affairs Department, Chief Cajetan C. Agu, who led the management staff for the visit congratulated the AIG on his appointment.
The purpose of the visit, Agu explained was to enlighten him about NSC’s activities as Port Economic Regulator.
Agu highlighted the Council’s roles in ensuring Ease of Doing Business in the maritime industry.
Part of these, he said include freight forwarders rate negotiation, recovering monies from imposed charges and enforcement, amongst others.
In his remarks, Kura assured NSC of the full support of the Nigerian Police Force, adding that the Police was positioned to fight and reduce to the barest minimum, the activities of criminals who make the mistake of operating anywhere within the coverage area of the Marine Command.
He said the Police will continue to cooperate with the NSC at all times.
Agu urged Uba to visit the ES/CEO at NSC Head Quarters to further cement the relationship between the Council and the Maritime Police.
Muhammad Uba Kura, was the Former Police Commissioner at Nigerian Port Authority before being elevated to the position of AIG Marine Command.
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