Friday, December 19, 2025 -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 d!ed 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
de@d by doctors.
Preliminary medical findings indicated that the cause of
de@th 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 de@th 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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