The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has sacked junior officer Chukwu Nancy Ngozi after finding her guilty of plotting her own brother’s abduction for ransom.
Ngozi and fellow officer Aliyu Usman were both dismissed following internal trials that concluded in April and September 2025.
They were found guilty of criminal conspiracy, theft, illegal gun possession, and kidnapping.
NIS spokesman ACI Akinsola Akinlabi confirmed the dismissals were part of a wider crackdown on officer misconduct across the service.
Police in Enugu arrested Ngozi in July 2025 alongside her sister, Juliet Chukwu, an officer with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), for allegedly orchestrating the kidnapping of their older brother, Friday Chukwu.
The siblings reportedly arranged his abduction along the Enugu–Port Harcourt Expressway and collected ₦30 million in ransom before he was released.
Investigators also linked the sisters to another high-profile kidnapping in the same area, the abduction of Dennis Igwe, General Manager of China Oriental Mining Company.
The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board recently reviewed 31 misconduct cases involving immigration officers, following recommendations from its disciplinary committee.
In total:
- Eight officers were dismissed for serious violations
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Five were forced into early retirement
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Eight were demoted by one rank
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Five received official warnings
The board also reviewed appeals from previously dismissed officers, two appeals were rejected, one officer was reinstated, and two were cleared of all charges.
Akinlabi emphasized that the NIS is serious about cleaning houses. “These actions show our commitment to maintaining high ethical standards at every level.
We’ll continue enforcing discipline without fear or favor, according to our rules and regulations,” he said.
The service says the dismissals send a clear message: no officer is above accountability, regardless of rank or family ties.
