Ex-Custom Comptroller, Chief Kuye is dead

Report confirmed that Chief Oladipupo Kuye (rtd), former Comptroller of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is dead.

ThisDay report that Chief Kuye died after a brief illness at the age of 81 years.

Until his death, Kuye held the position of the Otun Baba Ijo, Methodist Church Nigeria, Ijebu Ode, Diocese of Ijebu, Ogun State.

According to a statement signed by the family, “Kuye was a seasoned administrator, community and religious leader, who belonged to the prestigious Island, Lagos State. He was also a member of the Ijebu club well as other corporate and eminent religious and community societies which he genuinely used towards empowering the mankind and spread evangelism as a high class socialite.”

The statement added that the funeral arrangements will be announced later by the family.

The late Comptroller is survived by wife, children, grandchildren, cousins, in-laws, business associates and relations, especially, the Kuyes, the Odulanas and the Oloyemaruns of Ijebu Ife.