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Obasanjo retires 99 customs officials

[Togo] Enyonam, who has just arrived at a centre for trafficked children in the Togolese capital, Lome, shows her scarred fingertips. He master accused her of stealing eggs and burnt the ends of her fingers with a match as punishment. February 2005. IRIN
Enyonam shows her still-raw fingertips
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    Obasanjo also approved the retirement of 99 officers from the Customs service, considered one of the most corrupt government departments, news reports said. He reconfirmed the appointment of Ahmed Ali Moustapha as the comptroller-general of Customs, promoted six other officials from comptroller to deputy controller-general and appointed 16 assistant comptrollers-general. Obasanjo also approved the promotion of Bukar Ali to the post of deputy inspector-general of police and retired four assistant inspectors general, NTA reported.

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