The assistant inspector-general of police, AIG Lawan Jimeta has died in a Benin hospital after a brief illness.
The late AIG Jimeta, died in the early hours of yesterday at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, after a brief illness.
AIG Jimeta, who hailed from Jimeta in Yola North local government area of Adamawa State, served in various administrative, investigative, training, and operational capacities during his almost 34 years career.
He was a one-time director of peacekeeping, commissioner of police in charge of the Police Mobile Force, Edo and Bauchi State commands, commandant, Police Academy, and was until his death the assistant inspector-general of police in charge of Zone 5 Benin, Edo State.
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.
In his condolence message, the inspector-general of police, IGP Usman Baba acknowledged AIG Jimeta’s ingenuity and commitment to duty.
He condoled with the immediate family, relatives, fellow course mates and friends of the deceased AIG who passed away in active service of his fatherland and prayed earnestly for the repose of his soul.
Meanwhile, the Force PRO, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said the late AIG is a philosopher and poet par excellence and 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.
