A former Inspector-General of Police, Etim Nyang, has died in Lagos at the age of eighty-five.

His son, Nyang Etim-Nyang, said in a statement that the former I-G died on Monday at Reddington Hospital, Lagos.

Inyang joined the Nigeria Police Force on Oct. 1, 1949 and rose through the ranks to become Nigeria’s top cop until his retirement in October 1986.

He was at various times Commissioner of Police in Kano and old Bendel States and was also appointed Vice Chairman of the Constitution Review Committee in 1987.

A recipient of the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON), Inyang is survived by his wife, Mary, and five children.

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode expressed sadness over the death of a former Inspector General of Police, Sir Etim Inyang.

The Governor described the deceased as a gallant police chief who led his men to wage war against the high wave of crime and criminality during his tenure.

Ambode said the late Inyang would be greatly missed not just by his immediate family, but the country at large.

He also prayed that Almighty God would grant the soul of the departed peaceful repose and for the family, the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.