Retired Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG), Emmanuel Adebola Longe is dead. He died on Sunday.
The Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ibadan branch, Ibrahim Lawal confirmed the news of his death in a telephone confirmation with Tribune Online on Monday.
He has earlier issued a statement to announce his death.
The statement read, “The death has been announced of Pastor Bola Longe AIG (Rtd), a partner at Afe Babalola & co which sad event happened yesterday.
“The Bar commiserate with the family and Emmanuel Chambers. May Almighty God repose his soul.”
Longe, who burst one of the largest syndicates of railway line vandals in North Central Nigeria in 2021, retired from the service of the Nigeria Police Force. after 33 years and eight months of meritorious service to his country.
Bola Longe retired from the rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG in-charge of Federal Operations, (Fed.Ops) Force Headquarters, Abuja.
He was an alumnus of the University of Ibadan, UI), and the University of Lagos.
He was a renowned student activist, a master of political science, peace and conflict expert, a refined solicitor, investigator, mentor and pastor.
Longe was one of the finest personnel in the Nigeria Police Force who served and left unblemished.