By CHARLES IWUOHA

An Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Ogbon-Inu Taiwo Popoola, has died in the line of duty at the Ebonyi State Police Command.

The incident occurred at about 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday during a management meeting at the office of the Commissioner of Police in Abakaliki.

ACP Popoola, who served as the Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of the State Intelligence Department (SID), suddenly developed breathing difficulties and began gasping for breath while the meeting was in progress.

He was immediately rushed to the Police Medical Centre at the Police Headquarters in Abakaliki, where he received urgent medical attention from the command’s health personnel.

Despite concerted efforts to resuscitate him, medical doctors later confirmed that the senior officer had passed on.

Preliminary medical findings, according to the sources, indicated that ACP Popoola died from cardiac arrest secondary to hypertensive heart disease.

His remains have since been deposited at the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital (AE-FUTHA 1) mortuary in Abakaliki.

The Nigeria Police Force described the late officer as a committed and professional senior officer who served with dedication until his death.

When contacted, the police Public Relations, Joshua Ukandu confirmed the unfortunate incident.