HIS FORAY IN NIGERIAN CUSTOMS SERVICE
Dikko joined the Nigerian Customs Service in 1988. Throughout this time, he served at various customs commands, such as Seme Border, Tincan Island Port, Apapa, all in Lagos; Imo Command, Kaduna Command, Investigation and Inspection Headquarters, Abuja, before he was appointed as Comptroller-General in 2009.
Yar’Adua Appointed Dikko and Jonathan worked with him all through
The late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua was the one who appointed him the number one customs officer in the country. When Yar’Adua died in 2010, Goodluck Jonathan, his then deputy, made some changes in the government but he did not remove Dikko from office.