A former Inspector-General of the Nigerian Police Force, Tafa Balogun is dead.
Balogun died in a hospital in Lekki, Lagos state at about 8:30 pm on Thursday after a brief illness. He died a few days to his 75th birthday.
Born August 25, 1947, in Ila Orangun, Osun State, he was appointed the IGP in March 2002.
He was the Inspector General of Police, IGP, between 2002 and 2005, before his resignation owing to allegations of cooruption leveled against him.
Prior to that time, he had served as police Commissioner in Delta, Rivers and Abia States, respectively. He was also appointed as an Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG, in charge of Zone 1 Kano, a position he held until he was promoted to the Inspector General of Police on March 6. 2002.
He was eventually convicted in 2005 on charges of corruption.