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How ex-IGP Tafa Balogun died of heart attack at Reddington Hospital

The cause of the death of former Inspector General of Police, Tafa Balogun has been revealed.

IDOMA VOICE gathered that Balogun died less than three weeks to his 75th birthday.

Sources said the Oluomo of Igbomina in Ila-Orangun died of a heart attack at about 8:30 pm, at the Reddington Hospital, Lagos.

Born on August 8, 1947, at Ila-Orangun in Osun State, late Balogun was a member of cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Course 3.

He served in various Police commands across the federation. He was the Principal Staff Officer (PSO) to former Inspector-General of Police, Muhammadu Gambo; he was Deputy Commissioner of Police Edo State, the pioneer Commissioner of Police in Delta State, as well as CP in Rivers and Abia states.

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