DIG's death stalls meeting of top Police officers in Abuja
The death of Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG) Ganiyu Dawodu, stalled the scheduled meeting between the Inspector-General of Police and senior police officers on Friday.
Inspector-General of Police, Hafiz Ringim who announced the death of the late DIG who was in-charge of Force Criminal Investigation Department, said he slumped and died in Lagos, while on official duty.
Ringim said until his death, Dawodu aged 58, had some heart problems and that a post mortem had been ordered to establish the actual cause of death.
He urged officers and men of the force to draw lesson from the death of the DIG by embarking on regular medical check ups to ascertain the status of their health.
``The medical check-ups will not stop you from dying, but you will be at least informed or well informed of the current status of your health to take necessary steps to make sure you safeguard against sudden collapses such as this one,'' he said.
Ringim called for a minute silence in respect of the departed DIG.
Dawodu enlisted into the police as Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) in 1981 after graduation from the University of Ibadan.
He had served as Commissioner of Police (CP) in Osun, Sokoto and Kano States.
Ringim charged officers present at the botched meeting to be alive to their responsibilities, saying that the police as an institution and the nation at large were passing through critical period.
The IG said some of the security challenges were the acts of severe terrorism in the North East zone targeted at the police and other security agencies as well as innocent citizens in the area.
He said others were the activities of some militants in the South South zone agitating to be included in the government amnesty programme which had been closed, illegal oil bunkering and illegal refining of petroleum products in the zone.
The IG also said that the menace of bank robbery in the South West also constituted a challenge to security in the country.
Ringim charged the Commissioners of Police in-charge of the state commands to take necessary steps and deploy adequate personnel to provide security during the Christmas and New Year period to ensure a hitch-free celebration.
Police announce death of DIG Ganiyu Dawodu
Ganiyu Dawodu, Deputy Inspector-General of Police, in charge of Investigation, slumped and died on Thursday in a hotel room.
The Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Olusola Amore, confirmed the death in a statement which was made available to Newsmen in Lagos.
According to him, the sad incident occurred when Dawodu, who had always been a heart patient, visited another friend in his hotel in Lagos.
Amore said that the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Hafiz Ringim, expressed deep regret over the sudden death of Dawodu, who was the DIG in charge of Investigation, D Department.
Dawodu was in Lagos on Thursday where he represented Ringim, at a launching of a TV series film on crime, titled ‘Case File’, packaged by Bicommunications, the producers of Crime Fighters.
He was born on June 26, 1953 in Lagos Island, Lagos State and was appointed as Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police in 1981 after his graduation from University of Ibadan where he bagged BSc. Hons in Sociology.
The late Dawodu served as Commissioner of Police in Osun, Sokoto and Kano States.
He also served as Assistant Inspector-General of Police in Zone 1 Kano, Zone 12 Bauchi and AIG Force Intelligence Unit until his promotion to DIG in charge of Force Criminal Investigation Department in September 2010.
The late DIG was a member of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies and was also decorated with the Nigeria Police Medal.
According to Amore, the late Dawodu is survived by an aged father, wives, children, brothers and sisters.
Amore said that the burial arrangements would be announced by his family.
The death of Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG) Ganiyu Dawodu, stalled the scheduled meeting between the Inspector-General of Police and senior police officers on Friday.
Inspector-General of Police, Hafiz Ringim who announced the death of the late DIG who was in-charge of Force Criminal Investigation Department, said he slumped and died in Lagos, while on official duty.
Ringim said until his death, Dawodu aged 58, had some heart problems and that a post mortem had been ordered to establish the actual cause of death.
He urged officers and men of the force to draw lesson from the death of the DIG by embarking on regular medical check ups to ascertain the status of their health.
``The medical check-ups will not stop you from dying, but you will be at least informed or well informed of the current status of your health to take necessary steps to make sure you safeguard against sudden collapses such as this one,'' he said.
Ringim called for a minute silence in respect of the departed DIG.
Dawodu enlisted into the police as Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) in 1981 after graduation from the University of Ibadan.
He had served as Commissioner of Police (CP) in Osun, Sokoto and Kano States.
Ringim charged officers present at the botched meeting to be alive to their responsibilities, saying that the police as an institution and the nation at large were passing through critical period.
The IG said some of the security challenges were the acts of severe terrorism in the North East zone targeted at the police and other security agencies as well as innocent citizens in the area.
He said others were the activities of some militants in the South South zone agitating to be included in the government amnesty programme which had been closed, illegal oil bunkering and illegal refining of petroleum products in the zone.
The IG also said that the menace of bank robbery in the South West also constituted a challenge to security in the country.
Ringim charged the Commissioners of Police in-charge of the state commands to take necessary steps and deploy adequate personnel to provide security during the Christmas and New Year period to ensure a hitch-free celebration.
Police announce death of DIG Ganiyu Dawodu
Ganiyu Dawodu, Deputy Inspector-General of Police, in charge of Investigation, slumped and died on Thursday in a hotel room.
The Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Olusola Amore, confirmed the death in a statement which was made available to Newsmen in Lagos.
According to him, the sad incident occurred when Dawodu, who had always been a heart patient, visited another friend in his hotel in Lagos.
Amore said that the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Hafiz Ringim, expressed deep regret over the sudden death of Dawodu, who was the DIG in charge of Investigation, D Department.
Dawodu was in Lagos on Thursday where he represented Ringim, at a launching of a TV series film on crime, titled ‘Case File’, packaged by Bicommunications, the producers of Crime Fighters.
He was born on June 26, 1953 in Lagos Island, Lagos State and was appointed as Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police in 1981 after his graduation from University of Ibadan where he bagged BSc. Hons in Sociology.
The late Dawodu served as Commissioner of Police in Osun, Sokoto and Kano States.
He also served as Assistant Inspector-General of Police in Zone 1 Kano, Zone 12 Bauchi and AIG Force Intelligence Unit until his promotion to DIG in charge of Force Criminal Investigation Department in September 2010.
The late DIG was a member of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies and was also decorated with the Nigeria Police Medal.
According to Amore, the late Dawodu is survived by an aged father, wives, children, brothers and sisters.
Amore said that the burial arrangements would be announced by his family.
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