{"id":173995,"date":"2025-08-13T13:14:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T12:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/police-confirm-death-of-dpo-in-ondo"},"modified":"2025-08-13T14:14:28","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T13:14:28","slug":"police-confirm-death-of-dpo-in-ondo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/police-confirm-death-of-dpo-in-ondo","title":{"rendered":"Police confirm death of DPO in Ondo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Police Command in Ondo State has confirmed the death of the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in-charge of Kajola Police Station in Odigbo Local Government Area, CSP Nimrod Anaka.<\/p>\n<p>DSP Ayanlade Olushola, the Command\u2019s spokesman, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Olushola did not give details of the officer and what led to his death.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can confirm that the DPO(Anaka) has died, but it\u2019s only medical expert that can confirm what caused his death.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis age and indigene will be made known to the public later,\u201d Ayanlade said.<\/p>\n<p>The DPO who was said to have developed a sudden illness, died on his way to a hospital for medical attention on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>NAN reports that the news of his death threw the officers attached to the station into mourning.<\/p>\n<p>A source disclosed that the body of the DPO had been deposited at a mortuary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Police Command in Ondo State has confirmed the death of the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in-charge of Kajola Police Station in Odigbo Local Government Area, CSP Nimrod Anaka. DSP Ayanlade Olushola, the Command\u2019s spokesman, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday. 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