The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has charged the Nigeria Customs Service to build cordial relationships with the people, urging officers of the service not to shoot at random.

          Abiodun gave the charge in Abeokuta, while playing host to the new Comptroller of Customs, Ogun 1 Area Command, Comptroller Dera Nnadi, saying that the Service should manage its relationship with the society, as well as serve the people with a human face.

          He said its responsibility to the society is a huge one and there is a need for them to understand that they are meant to serve the people.

          "Your responsibilities are huge; the Service must find a way to discharge those responsibilities with a human face and with understanding that you are there to serve the people and that you are not their enemies. We cannot be walking into the market and shooting at random, chasing people on the expressway, motorways and endangering the lives of other road users", he said.

          The State’s helmsman while expressing delight with the narrative of change, being proposed by the new Comptroller, noted that he is glad the Comptroller appears to have a different disposition to the rule of engagement of the Nigeria Customs Service in the State.

          In his remarks, the Comptroller of Customs in the State, Comptroller  Nnadi, noted that upon his resumption in office, he had embarked on a visit to traditional rulers, especially the paramount rulers with a message that they should educate their subjects, particularly those who are into smuggling, to desist from the act and ensure that they do not attack any of their men.

          Nnadi disclosed that the Service under his watch is ready to change its rule of engagement and be more civil in its relationship with the people, assuring that the Command would train its men on the proper way of handling firearms.