Abdullahi Dikko Inde , (11 May 1960 – 18 February 2021) was a Nigerian government official who served as the Comptroller-General of

Nigerian Customs Service The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is an independent customs service under the supervisory oversight of the Nigerian Ministry of Finance, responsible for the collection of customs revenue, Facilitation of both national and international trade a ...

from August 2009 to August 2015.

Life and career

Dikko was born on 11 May 1960 in

Musawa Musawa is a Local Government Area in Katsina State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Musawa. It has an area of and a population of 171,714 at the 2006 census. The postal code A postal code (also known locally in various Engli ...

town, a local government area of

Katsina State Katsina State ''(Hausa: Jihar Katsina) (Fula: Leydi Katsina 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤳𞤢𞥁𞤭𞤲𞤢)'' is a state in the northwestern geopolitical zone of Nigeria. Katsina State was created in 1987, when it split from Kaduna State. Today, K ...

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

. He attended Government College,

Kaduna Kaduna is the capital city of Kaduna State, and the former political capital of Northern Region, Nigeria, Northern Nigeria. It is located in north-western Nigeria, on the Kaduna River. It is a trade Centre and a major transportation hub as the ...

in 1974 where he obtained the

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in 1980. He later obtained a

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degree in

economics Economics () is the social science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and intera ...

and

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degree in

finance Finance is the study and discipline of money, currency and capital assets. It is related to, but not synonymous with economics, the study of production, distribution, and consumption of money, assets, goods and services (the discipline of fina ...

from the University of Dimitrov Apostle Tshenov,

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. He joined the

in 1988. He served in various customs commands including

Seme Border Seme Border is a settlement in Nigeria on the border with Benin, thirty minutes drive from Badagry on the coastal road between Lagos and Cotonou. Seme is a part of Badagry Division of Lagos State. With the present political division in the state ...

, Tincan Island Port,

Apapa Apapa is a Local Government Area in Lagos, located to the west of Lagos Island. Apapa contains a number of ports and terminals operated by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), including the major port of Lagos State and Lagos Port Complex (LPC ...

, Imo Command, Kaduna, Badagry Area Command, Investigation and Inspection Headquarters, Abuja Badagry Area Command before he was appointed Controller-General of

on 26 August 2009. His tenure as the comptroller General of

Customs Customs is an authority or agency in a country responsible for collecting tariffs and for controlling the flow of goods, including animals, transports, personal effects, and hazardous items, into and out of a country. Traditionally, customs ...

was described as exemplary, as he reportedly played a significant role in the transformation of the

Death

Dikko died of an undisclosed illness at an Abuja hospital on February 18, 2021.

Awards

He was a recipient of numerous awards, including: * Member of The Federal republic, MFR awarded by the president of

Federal Republic of Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of G ...

* Officer of the Federal Republic, OFR awarded by the president of the

*Best Anti Smuggling Command of the year (2007) awarded by the National Council of Managing Directors of Licensed Customs Agents *International Freight Forwards Association Award of the Highest CAC Revenue Collector of the year (2007). *Badagry Prime Award for Excellence (2007). *Maritime Watch Outstanding Service Award (2007) *Bold News Africa International Magazine's African Leadership Icon Merit Award (2008) *African Leaders of Integrity Merit Award (2008). *Africa Gold International Communications Award for Great African Patriotic Achievers (GAPAGA) (2008). *African Age International Leadership Gold Award for Excellence. *African Choice International News Magazine Award for Meritorious Award for Heroic Service, (2009). *Transparent Monitoring Action's Award for Transparent Administrator of year (2009). *Globalink International 2009 African International Role Model Leadership Gold Award for National Development. *Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Inspirational Leadership and Good Governance Award, (2009). *Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria's MARAN Award for the most outstanding Customs Administrator, (2009). *National Association of Government Approval Freight Forwarder's (NAGAFF) Peace Award (2009).

References

External links

Official website
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Life and career

Death

Awards

See also

References

External links