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The Akwa Ibom State Commissioner of Police, Waheed Ayilara, is dead.
According to reports, the Commissioner passed away in the early hours of Thursday at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja.
It is understood he underwent prostate cancer surgery on Wednesday before he died hours later.
“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 was quoted as saying.
In November 2023, as a DCP, Ayilara was unveiled as the acting Commissioner of Police in Lagos.
The former Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the State Criminal Investigation Department, took over from AIG Idowu Owohunwa.
A top police officer in Akwa Ibom State, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak on the matter, also confirmed the CP’s death.