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

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

Dikko 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 Controller-General of Nigerian Customs Service on 26 August 2009.