Akwa Ibom State Commissioner of Police, Waheed Ayilara, is dead.
It was gathered he died in the early hours of Thursday at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, The Nation reported.
According to The Nation, sources close to the family said he underwent prostate cancer surgery on Wednesday before he died hours later.
“We are very sad to inform you that our friend, brother, and family, the Commissioner of Police for Akwa Ibom State, Waheed Ayilara, is dead,” the family was quoted as saying.
A top police officer in Akwa Ibom State under anonymity also confirmed the CP’s death.
In November 2023, as a DCP, Ayilara was unveiled as the acting Commissioner of Police in Lagos.
Ayilara, a former Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the State Criminal Investigation Department, took over from AIG Idowu Owohunwa.
Ayilara was deployed to head Akwa Ibom State Command in February 2024.
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