The Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 5, comprising Edo, Delta, and Bayelsa states, Lawan Tanko Jimeta is dead.
He died Sunday morning at the Benin Teaching Hospital, Edo State, after a brief illness.
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.
“May Almighty Allah forgive his shortcomings and reward him with aljannatul fiddausi.”
“He died at the teaching hospital in 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 he give the families the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss, amin.”
According to the report, AIG Jimeta is a graduate of English language from the University of Maiduguri and also a Masters degree holder in peace and conflict studies from the National Open University.
He took over his appointment as AIG Zone 5 on January 13, 2022.
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 Peacekeeping, FHQ, Abuja.
He also served as the Area Commander for the Suleja Area Command.
