Assistant Police Commissioner slumps, dies on duty

An Assistant Commissioner of Police in Bayelsa State, ACP Emmanuel Idowu Asufi, has slumped and died in the state.

Asufi, who was in charge of Administration in the Bayelsa State Police Command, was said to have died while on official duty on Tuesday.

It was gathered that the ACP collapsed and died at the police headquarters in Ovom community, Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital on Tuesday afternoon.

An officer attached to Operation Puff Adder in Bayelsa, who craved anonymity, disclosed that Asufi was rushed to the Federal Medical Centre where he was confirmed dead.

He said: “It was shocking. Many of us saw him come into the headquarters smiling and exchanging pleasantries with everyone including the rank and file.

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“We were shocked when an alarm was raised that he collapsed. They had to rush him to the Federal Medical Centre, where the doctor confirmed him dead.”

The demise of the ACP was confirmed by the Bayelsa State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Asinim Butswat.

Butswat, who described the death of Asufi as a great loss, said the demise of the ACP threw the police command into mourning.

ACP Asufi was an indigene of Ekwani community in Delta State.

He served as the Chief Security Officer to the Bayelsa Government House and Commander of the State Security Outfit, Operation Door Akpor.

The Star