Former customs boss, Abdullahi Dikko Inde is dead

A former Comptroller-General of Nigerian Customs Service, Abdullahi Dikko Inde, has died at the age 61.

A source close to the deceased confirmed to the BBC that he had died in Abuja after a long illness.

Inde was the Comptroller-General of Nigerian Customs Service from August 2009 to August 2015.

He had served in various customs commands including Seme Border, Tincan Island Port, Apapa, Imo Command, Kaduna, Badagry Area Command, Investigation and Inspection Headquarters, Abuja Badagry Area Command before he was appointed as the customs boss.

He died leaving one wife and three children, two sons and one daughter.