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Former Customs Boss Hamman Ahmad Is Dead

Former Customs Boss Hamman Ahmad Is Dead

Former Customs Boss, Hamman Ahmad Is Dead

Former Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Hamman Ahmad is dead.

Hamman Ahmad (78) reportedly died at an undisclosed hospital in Abuja on Wednesday.

He served as the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service from 2008 to 2009 under former president, Umaru Yar Adua. He was replaced by B. E. Nwadialo.

Prior to becoming the Comptroller-General (CG) of customs, Ahmad was the Assistant CG of Customs at the Abuja headquarters.

About Hamman Ahmad

Ahmad was born and raised in Kajoli Village, Jada Local Government Area of Adamawa State.

The deceased had his early education at the Jada Primary School from 1956 to 1963, then attended Government Secondary School, Ganye for his secondary education from 1965 to 1969.

He obtained his WASC at the Government Secondary School, Bauchi in 1970 and attended Ahmadu Bello University in 1977, where he obtained his first degree.

He did his NYSC program in 1978 and then joined the Nigerian Customs Service as an Assistant Superintendent.

He served and commanded different branches; the Valuation Unit, Customs headquarters, and Tin can Island, he was then promoted as Assistant CG in 2005 and was the inspection officer of the Inspectorate Unit at the Customs Headquarters till May 2008, after which he was appointed Comptroller-General.

Ahmad leaves behind two wives, many children, grandchildren, and brothers.

Among his brothers are Usman Ahmad, known as (Shehu Kojoli) a retired Controller-General of Prison Service – now Correctional Centre – and Umar Ardo (Kojoli), a gubernatorial aspirant in Adamawa state and former adviser on Local Government Affairs to former President Olusegun Obasanjo.

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