The colossus and pacesetter who took several giant steps as Nigeria’s 11th indigenous IGP, died on August 4, 2022.
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Balogun was appointed Nigeria’s 21st Inspector-General of Police on March 6, 2002. He left the office in 2005.
He described Balogun as a true son who brought about great development to the town and made its people proud.
Balogun, who was eased out of office by the then President Olusegun Obasanjo over corruption allegations, reportedly died of heart related diseases in Reddington Hospital, Lagos today Thursday August 4, 2022.
In a condolence message signed Friday in Abuja by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the President also mourned with the Nigeria Police Force, an institution Balogun spent the better part of his life serving.
This is contained in a condolence message by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Ismail Omipidan, Friday in Osogbo.
The plea by the former number one cop was contained in a statement he personally signed on Thursday.
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission on Wednesday closed its case against former Inspector-General of Police, Sunday Ehindero, and former Commissioner of Police, John Obaniyi, after calling four witnesses in the alleged N16.4 million fraud charge preferred against them.
Lamorde was on Thursday declared wanted by the Senate over his failure to appear before the Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions to answer to allegations of diversion of investigation proceeds
Informed sources said his tenure expires this week
The PDP senators had kicked against the scheduled investigative hearing of Lamorde over the alleged diversion of N1 trillion