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The Commissioner of Police for Akwa Ibom State, Waheed Ayilara had passed on.
Ayilara was said to have died early on Thursday morning at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja.
The CP was said to have gone through prostate cancer surgery on Wednesday. But he succumbed to the cold hands of death on Thursday.
“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 member said.
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Ayilara is scheduled to be buried on Thursday according to Islamic rites.
Ayilara is scheduled to be buried on Thursday according to Islamic rites
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.
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, deployed Ayilara to head Akwa Ibom State Command in February 2024.
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