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Former Comptroller General of Customs, Ahmed Mustapha, Is Dead

by Nelson Ugwuagbo
Aliyu Muhammed

Former Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ahmed Aliyu Mustapha, has passed away.

Mustapha, who led the Service between 1999 and 2003, retired in December 2003 after more than three decades of active duty.

His death was confirmed on Thursday by Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, in a statement on his social media platforms.

“Deeply saddened by the passing of Alhaji Ahmed Aliyu Musdafa, former CG of Customs. A man of service, dignity & duty whose legacy will live on. My prayers are with Lamido Adamawa, the Musdafa royal family & all who mourn him. May Allah grant him Aljannah Firdaus,” Fintiri wrote.

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