Tanko Jimeta died one year after he was appointed AIG in charge of Zone 5, comprising Edo, Delta and Bayelsa states.
By Emma Ogbuehi
One year after assumption of office as the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 5, comprising Edo, Delta and Bayelsa states, AIG Tanko Jimeta is dead.
Jimeta resumed duties as AIG Zone 5 on January 13, 2022.
He died Sunday morning at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Edo State after a brief illness.
He was aged 59. Cause of death is yet to be disclosed.
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
“He died at the Teaching Hospital, 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.
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“May Almighty Allah forgive his shortcomings and reward him with aljannatul fiddausi.
“May he give the families the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss, amin.”
AIG Tanko Jimeta was 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 served in various capacities in the Nigeria Police Force including as Edo State Commissioner of Police, Bauchi State Commissioner of Police, Personal Assistant to the AIG of Police, Department of Training and Development, FHQ Annex, Lagos State and Chief of Training, Directorate on Peace-keeping, FHQ, Abuja. He also served as the Area Commander, Suleja Area Command.