The Commissioner of Police, Akwa Ibom State command, Waheed Ayilara, has died. This was confirmed by medical experts who attended to him.
He was said to be undergoing surgery at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja when he passed away.
Ayilara’s demise on Thursday morning came barely six months after his redeployment to Akwa Ibom Command to boost security in the state.
Close friends and colleagues have confirmed the sad development even though the Nigerian Police Force is yet t? confirm the demise of the senior police officer.
The friends and colleagues narrated that the senior police officer passed on at about 4am, minutes after undergoing the surgery.
The sources added that the surgery was successful but suddenly, other complications arose and he passed on.
They described the late Ayilara as a devoted Muslim who would be missed for his warm reception.
Before undergoing the surgery, the deceased was said to have attended the wedding ceremony of another senior police officer and was at the nearby Police college where a retiring senior officer was being pulled out on Wednesday shortly before heading to the hospital.
Close family sources have said the deceased will be buried later on Thursday.
