-Pix above: CP Waheed Ayilara
Akwa Ibom State Commissioner of Police, Waheed Ayilara, has died six months after assuming office in the state.
Ayilara was said to have died early on Thursday morning at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja.
The CP was said to have gone through prostate cancer surgery on Wednesday. But he succumbed to the cold hands of death on Thursday.
“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,” a family source said.
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.
Ayilara is scheduled to be buried on Thursday according to Islamic rites.
Ten things you need to know about CP Ayilara
- The Police boss held a Law degree (LL.B) (Hons) from the University of Ibadan, a BL from the Nigeria Law School, Lagos, and Master of Law (LLM) from the University of Lagos.
- He was appointed into the Police Force as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police on the 18th of May, 1992.
- He served in various capacities including; Assistant Commissioner of Police – Police, Mobile Force Office– FHQ Abuja, Deputy Commissioner of Police Operations, Oyo State Command, Deputy Commissioner of Police, State Criminal and Investigations Department, Panti, Lagos, amongst others.
- In November 2023, as a DCP, Ayilara was unveiled as the acting Commissioner of Police in Lagos.
- The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, deployed Ayilara to head Akwa Ibom State Command in February 2024.///
