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By Olamilekan Adigun
The Lagos State Government has disclosed that it has established a medical panel to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of Akwa Ibom Commissioner of Police, Waheed Ayilara.
Ayilara passed away at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) on August 29 after undergoing prostate cancer surgery.
The state Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, who made this known in a statement on Saturday, said the panel would submit a comprehensive report on the matter in seven days.
“In the light of the circumstances surrounding his passing, happening some hours after an apparently uneventful surgery, the Ministry of Health, following a directive from Mr Governor, has constituted a medical panel to review the clinical circumstances leading to the death.
“This panel is headed by the Chief Medical Director of LASUTH, Prof. Adetokunbo Fabanwo.
“It will submit a comprehensive report on the matter in seven days.
“We share the grief and understand the anxiety that this news may have caused.
“We assure the public that the Lagos state government is committed to ensuring a thorough investigation,” Abayomi said.
The commissioner noted that Ayilara’s death was a shock which brought profound sadness to all.
“Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on behalf of the Government and the good people of Lagos State, extends his heartfelt condolences to Ayilara’s family, loved ones, the Police and the Government and people of Akwa Ibom State during this difficult time,” he said.
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