Waheed Ayilara
3 Feb
In a bold move to strengthen security in Akwa Ibom State, Governor Umo Eno has officially flagged off the construction of a Command and Control Centre, a key component of his ARISE Agenda. The facility is designed to digitally manage and oversee security operations across the state, ensuring real-time information sharing and rapid response to…
31 Aug
The Lagos State government has set up a panel to investigate the clinical circumstances that led to the death of the Commissioner for Akwa Ibom, Waheed Ayilara, who passed away at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) on Thursday, August 29, 2024. In a statement on Saturday, the state government sent its condolences to…
30 Aug 2024
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has conveyed his heartfelt condolences following the untimely and tragic death of the state's Commissioner of Police, Waheed Ayilara. In a message released by his Chief Press Secretary, Ekerete Udoh, Governor Eno paid tribute to Ayilara, describing him as one of the finest operational officers in the Nigerian Police…
29 Aug 2024
The Commissioner of Police, Akwa Ibom Command, Waheed Ayilara, has been laid to rest by his relatives and colleagues amid tears and eulogies on his special style of policing while in active service. Ayilara was laid to rest in accordance with Islamic rites hours after medical experts at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH),…
29 Aug 2024
Akwa Ibom State Commissioner of Police, Waheed Ayilara, has died in Lagos State. Ayilara, a former acting CP in Lagos, died in the early hours of Thursday at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital(LUTH), Ikeja. Our correspondent gathered that he underwent prostate cancer surgery on Wednesday before he died hours later. “We are very sad…
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An angry mob in Abak Local Council of Akwa Ibom State, yesterday, meted jungle justice on a suspected tricycle thief, setting him ablaze, even as two other accomplices, including a female gang member, escaped.
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