May 23, (THEWILL) – A former Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO) and Assistant Inspector-general of Police in charge of Zone 16 headquarters, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Don Awunah, is dead.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in charge of the Bayelsa Command, Asinim Butswat, confirmed Awunah’s death.
AIG Awunah died in Abuja around 12:45am on Monday morning after treating undisclosed ailment at an Abuja hospital.
His death occurred after the demise of a Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Force Criminal Investigation, DIG Joseph Egbunike, who slumped and died in office at the Force headquarters in March.
Awunah graduated from the University of Lagos, with a bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy.
He also held an M.A in International Relations and Strategic Studies and another Master’s degree in Peace and Security Studies.
He held several command positions including Deputy Commissioner of Police, Force Public Relations Officer; Commissioner of Police Training/Courses, POLAC Kano and Commissioner of Police, Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU), Force Headquarters Abuja.
The former Bayelsa Commissioner of Police was also deputy commissioner of Police (Homicide Force Criminal Investigation) and Intelligence Department.
Before his death, Awunah was also Community Policing Project Manager, Contingent Commander, Nigeria Police Contingent, United Nations Integrated Mission, Timor-Leste.
The late police officer was Area Commander, Owerri Area Command, Imo State; Assistant Commissioner of Police, CID Department Akwa Ibom State; Deputy Commissioner of Police, Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Edo State and others.
Late AIG Awunah was a Benue-born seasoned Police officer, who enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force in 1988.
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