The death of the Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 5, AIG Lawan Tanko Jimeta has been officially announced by the Command.
In a press statement signed by the zonal public relations Officer, DSP. Tijani Momoh, the police said the late AIG passed on in the early hours of Sunday 12th February at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital after a brief illness.
Describing the death as a great and painful loss to the entire Nigeria Police Force, the statement further commiserated with the Jimeta family, the government and good people of Adamawa state on the passage of their illustrious son while praying for the repose of his soul.
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba described Lawan Jimeta as a great poet, philosopher, a passionate officer and peace lover.
The IGP confirmed that AIG Jimeta’s passing occurred in the early hours of Sunday, 12 February, 2023, at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, after a brief illness.
“The late AIG enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force on 3rd March 1990 and was a dedicated officer with a great passion for training and mentorship in the field of security intelligence and peace support operations. A philosopher and poet par excellence, he has a collection of poems tagged “Song of the Peacekeeper” to his credit, and has featured on every edition of the Police ‘New Dawn Magazine’ as a guest poet,” he stated.
The Inspector-General of Police acknowledged the late AIG’s ingenuity and commitment to duty just as he condoled with the deceased’s immediate family, relatives, fellow course-mates, and friends.
Also, the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Department of Finance and Administration, Zone 5, DCP Betty Otinmeyin, on behalf of the management team, entire officers and men of the zone commiserated with the Jimeta family of Yola North Local Government Area of Adamawa State, the government and good people of Adamawa State on the death of their illustrious son, AIG Lawan Tanko Jimeta.
The DCP described his death as a great and painful loss to the entire Nigeria Police Force.
Meanwhile, a condolence register has been opened at the reception of the zonal command headquarters in Benin City for the personnel of the zone and the members of the public.
