AIG Jimeta Is Dead

• AIG Jimeta Tanko has been confirmed dead.

• He reportedly died on Sunday morning after a brief illness.

• He died at the Benin Teaching Hospital, Edo State.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that A.I.G  Lawan Tanko Jimeta, the Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 5, comprising Edo, Delta, and Bayelsa states, is dead.

He reportedly died on Sunday morning at the Benin Teaching Hospital, Edo State, after a brief illness.

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This was disclosed by the Police Public Relations Officer, Bauchi State Command, SP Ahmed Wakil, in a terse Whatsapp message on Sunday.

He 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.
“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.”

AIG Jimeta was a graduate of English Language from the University of Maiduguri and also a Master’s holder in Peace and Conflict Studies from the National Open University.

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

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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. He also served as the Area Commander of Suleja Area Command.

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