Abia State Governor, Alex Otti… Photo Credit: Abia State House

The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 9, AIG Kanayo Uzuegbu, is dead.

Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, announced this after the Labour Party primaries on Saturday.

Otti revealed that Uzuegbu died of cancer-related complications, stating, “We struggled to save his life, and we sent him to Enugu for treatment. I was just informed that he should be transferred back to the Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia.”

He said the Commissioner of Police in Abia State, Danladi Isa, later confirmed the death after efforts by the state to save his life.