Former IGP, Etim Inyang dies at 85
Wed Sep 28, 2016 06:29:pm National
3K By Buchi Obichie
After a brief illness, a former Inspector General of Police, Sir Etim
Inyang, has died. He died in Lagos on Monday, September 26.
Sir Etim Okon lnyang, born on 25 December 1931 was appointed IGP in 1983 to succeed Sunday Adewusi and was succeeded by Muhammadu Gambo Jimeta in 1986.
The street named after him in Victoria Island, Lagos, Etim Inyang Crescent, remains the most enduring epitaph for the Akwa Ibom indigene, who held sway as Police Chief during the days of Nigeria's self-styled military "President", Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida AKA IBB.
During his tenure, the crime wave billowed. In fact, high profile armed robbery incidents were not only the order of the day, but a constant taunt. It was the era of the dreaded Benin-based armed robbery gang led by Lawrence Anini, who glamourised the notorious trade, terrorizing the police and other citizen on Benin/Asaba Road axis of the nation.
At the time of his death, Etim Inyang was 85years old.
Sir Etim Okon lnyang, born on 25 December 1931 was appointed IGP in 1983 to succeed Sunday Adewusi and was succeeded by Muhammadu Gambo Jimeta in 1986.
The street named after him in Victoria Island, Lagos, Etim Inyang Crescent, remains the most enduring epitaph for the Akwa Ibom indigene, who held sway as Police Chief during the days of Nigeria's self-styled military "President", Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida AKA IBB.
During his tenure, the crime wave billowed. In fact, high profile armed robbery incidents were not only the order of the day, but a constant taunt. It was the era of the dreaded Benin-based armed robbery gang led by Lawrence Anini, who glamourised the notorious trade, terrorizing the police and other citizen on Benin/Asaba Road axis of the nation.
At the time of his death, Etim Inyang was 85years old.
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