The Commissioner of Police in Akwa Ibom State, Waheed Ayilara, has died.

Ayilara passed away in the early hours of Thursday at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, following a prostate cancer surgery on Wednesday.

Sources close to the family disclosed that Ayilara’s health deteriorated after the surgery, leading to his untimely death just hours later.

“We are very sad to inform you that our friend, brother, and family member, the Commissioner of Police for Akwa Ibom State, Waheed Ayilara, is dead,” a family source said.

A senior police officer in Akwa Ibom State, who preferred to remain anonymous as he was not authorized to speak on the matter, also confirmed Ayilara’s death.

According to Channels Television, when contacted for confirmation, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command, ASP Timfon John, stated that “the command cannot make any comment until an official statement by the family is received.”

Ayilara was appointed as the Acting Commissioner of Police in Lagos in November 2023 while still a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP).

He took over from AIG Idowu Owohunwa as the head of the State Criminal Investigation Department before being deployed by the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to lead the Akwa Ibom State Command in February 2024.

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