Superintendent of Customs (SC) John Zimako Akabusi psc, an enforcement officer per excellence who had been in the forefront at performing great seizure feats for the Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone ‘A’, Ikeja in past years has yet again added another laurel up his sleeves, when he was recently honoured with Officer of the Month of May, 2024 by the unit for his outstanding enforcement performance as his anti-smuggling duty entails.
This honour, according to the Controller In Charge of FOU ‘A’, came as a way of motivation, compensation and reward for officers who have distinguished themselves in their respective duty posts.
It is worthy of note that, Akabusi is one of the very few former team leaders that was retained by the new Controller of the Unit, Comptroller James Oladeji to man his duty post as field head of patrol unit as Officer in Charge (O/C) of Ijebu Ode Axis Checkpoint of FOU ‘A’, due to his dedication to duty and achievements before, during and even after the change of baton period.
Comptroller Kola Oladeji, Controller, FOU Zone ‘A’
TransQuest gathered that, SC Akagbusi is an officer that is often seen to be unmindful and unconcerned of political or sycophantic happenings at the Ikeja headquarters of the foremost anti-smuggling formation, but was always preoccupied with his job which he knows how to do best for past decades now, and he is only seen at the office headquarters only during heads of sectional heads meeting or when he is officially called upon.
His dedication to work duty and subsequent achievements have earned him many laurels and accolades under several leadership of the unit from many instances, as he is undeterred despite his not being so lucky to have benefitted from recent promotions to the next rank.
It would be recalled that under the immediate past administration of the unit, TransQuest have witnessed some achievements of his where he is called out by the Controller during monthly press briefings to explain his escapades relating to some of spectacular seizures recorded by his led team, an exercise seen as a mark of motivation for performing field operatives.
Superintendent of Customs, John Zimako Akabusi, O/C Ijebu Ode Patrol Team, FOU ‘A’
For example, Akabusi, a highly experienced enforcement officer of customs with decades of field exposure and experience, was along with his team members said to have been instrumental to the seizures of about two trailer loads of contraband rice with each containing 506 and 644 bags of 50kg parboiled rice respectively, which were all showcased at the press briefing proper last October 2023.
However, there have been series of records of such singular and collective spectacular seizures running into millions of naira made by his led team before and after this his particular efforts was showcased by the unit’s Controller.
Similarly, he had in turn won several laurels including several ‘Officer of the Month” awards. He was as well among the “Best Performing Officers” of the Year 2023 during the FOU ‘A’ End of the Year party held in January 2024 at the unit premises in Ikeja, Lagos, which have in attendance prominent senior officers such as, DCG Abba – Kura, the then DCG In Charge of Enforcement, Investigation and Inspection, as well as Comptroller Dr. Babatunde Olomu, then of Headquarters Special Duties, now CAC Apapa Area One Command, among other highly placed customs officials.
SC kabusi giving insight to seizures recorded by his led team in one of such press briefing
More intriguing is the fact that Akagbusi has done well to historically become the first Head of Patrol Team Officer to win the Officer of the Month award in such a short time (less than two months) when the present Controller assumed office tail end of April, or any other in history.
Akabusi, is said to be an officer with precision, who often does his homework thoroughly before striking and he is never known to back out until his mission is completely carried out, irrespective of how dangerous it may seem or eventually turned out to be.
As part of the hazards of the hazards of his duty, it is also worthy to note that SC Akabusi, along with his family members were said to have been marked as targets in some instances of duty call by smugglers and their cohorts, but somehow had continued to outsmart them, an escape which he often ascribed to the Glory to God.
Akabusi, who has undergone courses on ICT, Arm Drill and Capacity Building is said to have successfully led several sting operations in the past like the CGC Task Forces and Compliance Teams, among others.
John Zimako Akabusi psc, a native of Isi-Ala Mbano LGA of Imo State holds a Master’s Degree in Diplomacy and Strategic Studies at Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU) Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, as well as Bachelor in Public Administration Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma in Edo State, as well as WAEC Certificate from Mount Gabriel Secondary School in Makurdi.
He enrolled to join the NCS on the 01st of January, had his pre training attachment at PortHarcout Industrial Training Area II in 1991 and then at Customs Training College, Goron Dutse, Kano State in 1993, before he got his first posting to Edo Command where he served from 1994 to 2000.
Next in his movement was to Apapa Command (2000-2004), Seme (2004-2008), Borno/Yobe (2008-2013) and then to Federal Operations Unit Zone ‘A’ where he served from 2013 to 2017 before movement took him to Bauchi Zone ‘D’ Headquarters where he operated from up till 2021.
He got posted back to FOU Zone ‘A’, his present place of duty in 2021 and currently operate from Ijebu Ode Axis as Officer in Charge of the Checkpoint who patrols the Ijebu Ode environs.
Happily married with children, Akabusi takes to farming, playing of chess and football as well as reading as his hobbies.
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