BEVERLY HILLS, January 31, (THEWILL) – A retired Commissioner of Police, Yomi Onashile, has died of COVID-19 complications while receiving treatment at an Isolation Centre at Olodo, in Ibadan, Oyo State.
Onashile, according to reports, had been on admission at the COVID-19 Isolation Centre since January 24.
He was a resident of Ashiru Estate, Adeoyo Road, and died at about 10:00 a.m., on Saturday.
Police Public Relations Officer in Oyo state, CSP Olugbenga Fadeyi, confirmed Onashile’s death to newsmen on Saturday.
Fadeyi said, “We just lost an Ex-Commissioner of Police, Yomi Onashile to the dreaded coronavirus infection.
“The deceased has been on admission at the isolation centre after he tested positive for the virus.
“Sadly, he lost the battle. I pray that God gives his family the fortune to bear the loss.”
Prior to his retirement from the Nigeria Police Force, Onashile served as the Commissioner of Police in Abia, Oyo, Ekiti and Lagos states.
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