The Cross River State Commissioner of Police, Alhaji Abdulkadir Jimoh, has died from complications arising from coronavirus.
The Chief Medical Director of University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Prof Ikpeme Ikpeme, who confirmed the death of Jimoh on Friday, said the late CP was brought to his facility ‘practically dead’.
The CMD also advised all those who were with him to visit the hospital for COVID-19 test and subsequently be on self insolation.
Ikpeme said: “We will not allow his remains to be evacuated for burial immediately.
“We have to follow the COVID-19 protocols before it can be moved out.
“Remember, he was brought to our hospital dead on arrival.”
JImoh resumed his official duties at the Diamond Hill state police command headquarters in June 2020 when he succeeded Nkereuwem Akpan.
On 3rd December 2020, when the state governor, Prof Ben Ayade, launched a security outfit called Operation Akpagwu where all service commanders were asked to be present mandatorily, late Jimoh could hardly stand straight or walk.
He hard to be supported by his aide-de-camp when it was his turn to speak.
The state governor, Ben Ayade has, meanwhile, expressed shock and sadness over Jimoh’s death.
Ayade who described Jimoh as; “a brave and courageous officer who was a central figure in the fight against kidnapping and other crimes in the state,” said his passing as a great loss to the state, country and the police force.
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