Deputy inspector general of police slumps, dies in Abuja

<p><strong>A deputy Inspector General of Police in-charge of the Force Criminal Investigations Department&comma; Joseph Egbunike&comma; is dead&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Egbunike who hails from Onitsha&comma; Anambra State&comma; reportedly slumped and died in his office in Abuja in the late hours of Tuesday&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Police officers have gathered at his official residence in Maitama in preparation for his burial&comma; an official said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;It is very tragic that he died after battling a protracted ailment that left his neck swollen for many years&comma;”<&sol;strong><&sol;em> a police source said&period; <em><strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;He was previously flown to London for treatment&comma; but he did not recover well before returning to work&period;”<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h1><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;dave-umahi-reacts-to-supreme-courts-judgement&sol;"><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;ff0000&semi;">Dave Umahi Reacts To His Sack By Court<&sol;span><&sol;a><&sol;h1>&NewLine;<p>Until his death&comma; Egbunike headed the Special Investigation Panel constituted by the Inspector General of Police&comma; Usman Baba&comma; to investigate the suspended head of the Police Intelligence Response Team&comma; Abba Kyari&comma; over money laundering allegations&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;