By Joseph Egbunike, a deputy Inspector General of Police and the head of the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), is dead.
It was gathered that Egbunike collapsed and died in his office in Abuja in the late hours of Tuesday.
The Anambra State-born senior police officer was in charge of the highest investigating arm of the Nigerian Police Force whose functions include investigation and prosecution of serious and complex criminal cases within and outside the country. The department also coordinates crime investigations/prosecution throughout the force.
Until his death, he led the special investigation panel which investigated the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari who was indicted in an international scam by the United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation.
His panel, however, did not indict Kyari and only recommended a demotion which attracted criticisms from members of the public.
In July, Egbunike also faced contempt following the alleged disobedience of the order of the Federal High Court, Enugu Judicial Division.
