The charge sheet, spotted by PUNCH Online on Friday, was submitted on Thursday at the Federal High Court, Abuja.
The charge implicated the Customs Service and Adeniyi of stopping working to offer recruitment records to the commission, avoiding it from keeping track of the workout and ignoring its regulation to suspend recruitment and training activities.
In the very first count, the commission declared that the Customs Service stopped working to send the small rolls for its 2025 recruitment workout in spite of getting an ask for the records in a letter dated March 25, 2026.
It likewise implicated Adeniyi of recklessly, negligently or wilfully permitting the Service to ignore the commission’s demand.
“That you Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, being an officer of the 1st Defendant, recklessly, negligently or willfully acquiesced in the 1st Defendant’s failure to abide by the instructions of the Commission, therefore dedicated an offense contrary to Section 14( 3) (b) of the Federal Character Commission (Establishment, and so on) Act, Cap. F7, LFN 2004 and punishable under Section 15 of the Federal Character Commission (Establishment, and so on) Act, Cap. F7, LFN 2004,” the very first count read.
In the 2nd count, the FCC declared that the Customs Service and its Comptroller-General stopped working to welcome or send themselves to the commission for tracking of pertinent phases of the 2025/2026 recruitment workout in between September 14 and October 7, 2026.
The 3rd count implicated the offenders of continuing with recruitment and training activities regardless of getting a letter dated October 23, 2026, directing the Service to suspend the workout pending an evaluation.
The commission declared that the Service neglected the instruction and stopped working to maintain appropriate records and enable its tracking.
In the 4th count, the FCC implicated the offenders of stopping working to offer clear eligibility requirements and detailed recruitment standards in spite of duplicated demands in between January 30 and October 20, 2026.
It declared that the failure avoided the Commission from figuring out the state and zonal circulation of jobs in the recruitment workout.
The charges were brought under Section 14( 3) of the Federal Character Commission (Establishment, and so on) Act, Cap. F7, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004, and are punishable under Section 15 of the Act.
The commission noted 3 witnesses, consisting of the Chairman of its Committee on Financial Services, Abdulwasiu K. Bawa-Allah, committee member Isa Jibrin Bida, and clerk of the committee, Usman Yaruwa.
It likewise noted 14 files it plans to tender throughout the trial, consisting of correspondence in between the commission and the Customs Service, a report on the Service and records of the commission’s October 22 interview.
The prosecution stated it may call extra witnesses as the court thinks about required.
The charge followed a conflict in between the commission and the Customs Service over the conduct of the 2024/2025 recruitment workout, especially grievances by candidates who stated they were shortlisted however later on omitted from the training program.
The PUNCH had actually reported on October 23 that the commission asked the Customs Service to suspend its continuous recruitment training, declaring that numerous prospects who finished screening and medical procedures were not welcomed, while some whose names did not appear on the released last list apparently got training invites.
The commission likewise questioned whether the recruitment was performed without its needed tracking and whether the Customs Service had actually acquired a certificate of compliance before providing training invites.
The Customs Service had actually revealed that 3,852 prospects achieved success in the 2024/2025 recruitment workout, out of 573,680 applications got.
The last lists for the Superintendent, Inspectorate and Customs Assistant cadres were released in between July 28 and 30, 2026.
The Service stated it had actually determined evaluating concerns including 397 candidates and opened an evaluation procedure after problems from prospects who were shortlisted however later on disqualified.
The PUNCH reported on October 19 that Adeniyi purchased a case-by-case reassessment of the grievances, while the Service preserved that appearing on the shortlist did not immediately ensure enlistment.
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