LAGOS —  The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) says it has recruited 2,000 graduates to handle the Destination Inspection Scheme (DIS) from January 2013.

Mr. Wale Adeniyi, the Public Relations Officer of the Service, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos yesterday.

According to him, the NCS is ready to take over the operation of the scheme as 1,000 officers have been trained to take over the operation of the scheme.

He said that Customs officers had been trained in three component areas of the scheme, namely: destination inspection, scanning, and Risk Assessment Reports (RAR).

“They’ve gotten the necessary training in the three major component areas of destination inspection, scanning and the issuance of RAR.

“We have over 1,000 officers who have been given training exposure and who are in the position of to issue RAR as we speak,” he said.