Former Acting Lagos Police Commissioner Is Dead

Former Lagos acting police commissioner and current Akwa Ibom police commissioner, Waheed Ayilara, is dead

According to the Nation, Ayilara died in the early hours of Thursday at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja.

He was said to have undergone a prostate cancer surgery on Wednesday hours before his death.

We are very sad to inform you that our friend, brother, and family, the Commissioner of Police for Akwa Ibom State, Waheed Ayilara, is dead,” the family was quoted as saying.

In November 2023, as a DCP, Ayilara was unveiled as the acting Commissioner of Police in Lagos.

The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, deployed Ayilara to head Akwa Ibom State Command in February 2024.