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Hamman Bello Ahmed (also referred to in sources as Hamman Bello Ahmed Kojoli and Hamman Ahmad), OFR (3 January 1949 – 26 January 2022), was a Nigerian customs officer, philanthropist and politician. He served as the comptroller general (CG) of the Nigeria Customs Service from 2008 to 2009 by Umaru Yar Adua. He was replaced by B. E. Nwadialo; prior to becoming the CG of Customs, he was the Assistant CG of Customs at the Abuja headquarters.




Background


Ahmed was born and raised in Kojoli Village in the Jada local government area of Adamawa, Nigeria.
Ahmed began his early education at the Jada Primary School from 1956 to 1963, then attended the Government Secondary School Ganye for his secondary education from 1965 to 1969. He obtained his WASC at the Government Secondary School Bauchi in 1970. He attended Ahmadu Bello University in 1977, where he obtained his B.A. Hons and did his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) program in 1978.




Career


Ahmed joined the Nigerian Customs Service as an assistant superintendent after graduating and serving his NYSC in 1978. He served and commanded multiple branches, including the Valuation Unit, Customs Headquarters, and Tin Can Island. He was then promoted to Assistant CG in 2005 and was the inspection officer of the Inspectorate Unit at the Customs Headquarters until May 2008, after which he was appointed Comptroller General.




As comptroller


In 2008, he banned Nigeria Customs officials from setting checkpoints outside of border security areas, before which he established an anti-smuggling patrol.




Other contributions


Before his career in Customs, Ahmed was instrumental in bringing rural electrification and communication infrastructure to communities in Jada.




Personal life


Ahmed died on 26 January 2022 at the age of 74.




References






External links


Confidential, Economic (10 September 2020). "Customs May Cut 70% Jobs After $3.1bn Automation". Economic Confidential. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
Mehler, Andreas; Melber, Henning; Walraven, Klaas van (25 October 2010). Africa Yearbook Volume 6: Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara in 2009. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-18560-9.
Business & Maritime West Africa. Kotzmatz Media Konsults Limited. 2005.
Newswatch. Newswatch Communications Limited. 2008.
Okauru, Ifueko Omoigui (2012). Federal Inland Revenue Service and Taxation Reforms in Democratic Nigeria. African Books Collective. ISBN 978-978-48776-5-7.
Bergstresser, Heinrich (25 May 2017). A Decade of Nigeria: Politics, Economy and Society 2004-2016. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-34741-0.
"Ex Customs CG, Ahmed Proffers Solutions to Congestion at Lagos Seaports". 26 November 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
"Nigeria: New Customs Comptroller General". 16 January 2009.

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Hamman Bello
• 1992 Nigerian Senate elections in Adamawa State
• Muhammadu Bello Kagara
• Hamman Yaji
• Jacob Gyang Buba
• Deaths in January 2022
• Nigeria Customs Service
• Adamawa Central senatorial district
• Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Adamawa
• Third Nigerian Republic