From Molly Kilete, Abuja
The Inspector General of Police, IGP Alkali Baba, has expressed sadness over the death of former IGP, Mustafa Adebayo Balogun, who died on Thursday. Balogun, 74, who was the eleventh indigenous IGP, died at the Redington Hospital, Lekki, Lagos State, after a brief illness.
Baba, while condoling with the family, prayed for the repose of his soul. The IGP, in a statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumiyiwa Adejobi, partly reads: “ “IGP Mustapha Adebayo Balogun, who hails from Ila-Orangun in Osun State, was Inspector-General of the Nigeria Police Force between March 2002 and January, 2005, and achieved major operational milestones including facilitating the establishment of the Police Mobile Force Training College, Ila-Orangun, Osun State.
“A graduate of the University of Lagos and the University of Ibadan where he studied Political Science and Law respectively, the former IGP served in various administrative, operational, and investigative positions all around the country.
“The late Tafa, as he was fondly called, was a fellow of the National War College, as it was then called but now National Defence College, Abuja. He equally held many Masters Degrees, cutting across many academic and professional fields.
“He will be laid to rest in his country home at Ila-Orangun, Osun State, today (Saturday 6th August, 2022), according to Islamic rites. The Inspector-General of Police hereby condoles with the immediate family, relatives, fellow course mates, and friends of the late IGP and prays for the repose of his soul.”