DIG Ganiyu Dawodu Slumps, Dies

By Yemi Akinsuyi

The Inspector-General of Police Hafiz Ringim has announced the sudden death of the Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Investigation (D Department), Mr. Ganiyu Ali Dawodu,


Ringim said the death occurred on Thursday in Lagos when the late DIG along with his friends visited another friend of theirs in his hotel room. Late Dawodu who sources said had been having problems with his heart slumped and died during the visit.

He was born on the 26th of June 1953 in Lagos and was appointed as Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police in 1981 after his graduation from University of Ibadan where he bagged B.Sc. in Sociology.


He served in several states as a Senior Police Officer and these include Commissioner of Police in Osun, Sokoto and Kano states.

He also served as Assistant Inspector General of Police in Zone 1 Kano, Zone 12 Bauchi and AIG in charge of Force Intelligence Unit until his promotion to Deputy Inspector General in charge of Force Criminal Investigation Department in September 2010.
Dawodu was survived by an aged father, wives, children, brothers and sisters.

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