The death of a former Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Dr. Ahmed Aliyu Mustapha, has been announced.
He died at the age of 76.
Announcing his passing on Thursday, the Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, said in a statement posted on his official X handle that the deceased was a man of service, dignity and duty whose legacy will live on in the heart of the people of Adamawa.
“Deeply saddened by the passing of Alhaji Ahmed Aliyu Mustapha, former CG of Customs.
“A man of service, dignity and duty whose legacy will live on. My prayers are with Lamido Adamawa, the Mustapha royal family and all who mourn him. May Allah grant him Aljannah Firdaus,” Fintiri wrote.
Mustapha, who was the elder brother of the Lamido of Adamawa, Alhaji Muhammadu Aliyu Mustapha, joined the Customs Service as a cadet officer and rose through the ranks until his appointment as Comptroller-General in 1999.
Mustapha retired from the Service in December 2003 after more than 30 years of active duty.
