Following indications that he would be fired by President Muhammadu Buhari, the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Abdullahi Dikko Inde has resigned.

He was reported to have shunned Buhari ahead of the 2015 election, when his support was sought and therefore his effort to now align with him (Buhari), after the March victory for the All Progressives Congress, APC.

It was also gathered that ever since President Buhari came into power, Inde has made spirited efforts to be in his good books to no avail, including sealing the warehouse of a rice-importing company over backlog of default in clearing import duty.

According to sources, since the result of the March presidential election was announced, the Customs boss, who backed former president Goodluck Jonathan, had tried to make amends but failed.

Born on May 11, 1960, Inde who is from Katsina State as Buhari, became Comptroller-General of Customs on August 17, 2009.

He enlisted in the Super­intendent Cadre of the Nige­ria Customs Service in 1988. From 1988 when he enlisted in the Service, he made tre­mendous progress by rising to the rank of an Assistant Comptroller-General within a few years. His promotion was quite rapid as he quick­ly rose to the rank of an As­sistant Comptroller-General within a few years, but be­cause of his performance over the years, he was given a very prominent position of the ACG Headquarters from there and in no time, he was made the Comptroller-Gen­eral of Customs.