A former Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, has died.
Arase, 69, was said to have passed away on Sunday at the Cedar Crest Hospital in Abuja,
A family source confirmed the incident to to Newsmen through a phone conversation.
The Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, also confirmed the death
He said the police authorities would soon issue a statement on the matter.
Arase, who served as Nigeria’s 18th Inspector-General of Police, was later appointed Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC).
Before becoming IGP, he headed the Force Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Bureau, the police force’s top intelligence unit.
He was widely respected for his dedication to police welfare and his reform-driven leadership, introducing major initiatives
News edited by Favour Owonibi