Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar in his Vibrant Twenties

 Young Atiku Abubakar before beginning work with the Nigeria Customs Service in the early 1970s.

After twenty years of service, Atiku Abubakar became the Deputy Director, the Nigeria Customs Service’s second-highest rank at the time. After retiring in April 1989, he focused entirely on business and politics.

In his early years as Customs Officer, he began his career in real estate.