Controller General of the Nigeria Fire Service, Olumode Samuel Adeyemi, has warned personnel to the agency against job racketeering.

Adeyemi issued the warning during his first official visit to the Abuja Metropolitan Command in Kubwa.

He said firefighting is more than a salaried job, describing it as a “sacred calling” to protect lives and property.

“Fire service is not a job for you to be earning salaries alone because you are fighting fire. It is a calling because you are doing it to save lives and property.

“You save entire communities, institutions and monuments. While people run away from fire, firefighters are running towards it,” he said.

He also promised to push for improved funding through first-line charge status, stressing that he had already met with the Accountant General of the Federation to address the matter.

The Fire Service boss also assured personnel of better welfare, announcing an increase in the staff cooperative loan ceiling from N300,000 to N500,000.

Controller General warns Fire Service personnel against job racketeering