An Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Ogbon-Inu Taiwo Popoola, has died while in active service in Ebonyi State.
The Nation reports that the officer died unexpectedly at about 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 16 during a management meeting at the office of the Commissioner of Police in Abakaliki, the state capital.
Until his sudden death, ACP Popoola was the officer in charge of the State Intelligence Department (SID).
Eyewitnesses say the deceased suddenly developed breathing difficulties and began gasping for breath during the meeting. He was immediately rushed to the Police Medical Centre at the Police Headquarters in Abakaliki, where he was promptly attended to by medical personnel.
Despite efforts to resuscitate him, he was later confirmed dead by doctors.
Preliminary medical findings indicated that the cause of death was cardiac arrest, secondary to hypertensive heart disease.
His remains have been deposited at the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital (AE-FUTHA 1) mortuary in Abakaliki.
Confirming his passing, the state police command imagemaker, Joshua Ukandu, confirmed the death to newsmen. He said
“Yes, one of them had a crisis during a meeting and was rushed to the hospital. Unfortunately, he didn’t survive. He was not sick before the incident. If he were sick, he wouldn’t have attended the meeting” he said
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