The Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 5, comprising Edo, Delta and Bayelsa states, Lawan Tanko Jimeta, is dead.

It was gathered that Jimeta died on Sunday morning at the Benin Teaching Hospital, Edo State after a brief illness.

Confirming the incident via a terse Whatsapp message on Sunday, the Bauchi State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Ahmed Wakil, said: “Inna Lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji’un. With a heavy heart but total submission to the will of Almighty Allah, I wish to announce the death of  A.I.G  Lawan Tanko Jimeta

“He died at the Teaching Hospital, Benin, Edo State, this morning after a brief Illness.

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“To Allah we belong and to him we shall return; a real departure of a Godly man.

“May Almighty Allah forgive his shortcomings and reward him with aljannatul fiddausi.

“May he give the families the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss, amin,” Wakil stated.

AIG Jimeta is a graduate of English Language from the University of Maiduguri and also a Masters holder in Peace and Conflict Studies from the National Open University.

He took over his appointment as AIG Zone 5 on January 13, 2022.

He served in various capacities in the Nigeria Police Force, including as Edo State Commissioner of Police, Bauchi State Commissioner for Police, Personal Assistant to the AIG of Police, Department of Training and Development, FHQ Annex, Lagos State and Chief of Training, Directorate on Peace-keeping, FHQ, Abuja.

Jimeta also served as the Area Commander, Suleja Area Command.

The Star