Tsohon Sufeto Janar na ‘yan sanda (IGP), Mustapha Balogun, a gwamnatin shugaban kasa Olusegun Obasanjo ya rasu.
Tafa Balogun, kamar yadda aka fi sani da shi, an ruwaito ya rasu ne a wani asibiti da ke Lekki, Legas da misalin karfe 8:30 na yammacin ranar Alhamis bayan gajeriyar rashin lafiya.
Sai dai har yanzu babu wani tabbaci a hukumance daga hedikwatar ‘yan sandan, domin an ruwaito cewa babban jami’in ‘yan sandan ya ce har yanzu iyalansa ba su samu labarin rasuwarsa ba kamar yadda aka saba, kamar yadda ya zuwa lokacin gabatar da wannan rahoto.
Balogun, wanda aka nada IGP a watan Maris na 2002, gwamnatin shugaba Obasanjo ta tilasta masa yin murabus a watan Janairun 2005, bayan fafatawar da ya yi da Hukumar Yaki da yi wa Tattalin Arzikin Kasa Ta’annati (EFCC) a karkashin Nuhu Ribadu, bisa zargin cin hanci da rashawa da ya yi katutu. .
An haifi marigayi IGP ne a ranar 25 ga Agusta, 1947, a Ila Orangun, jihar Osun kuma ya rasu yana da shekaru 74 a duniya, kwanaki kadan ya cika shekaru 75 a duniya.
Abin da ya kamata ku sani
Wani babban jami’in bincike na rundunar ‘yan sandan Najeriya, Balogun ya halarci jami’ar Legas, inda ya kammala karatunsa a shekarar 1972 da digirin digirgir na B.A. a Kimiyyar Siyasa. Ya shiga aikin ‘yan sandan Najeriya a watan Mayun 1973.
Yayin da yake dan sanda, ya samu digirin digirgir a fannin shari’a a jami’ar Ibadan. Bayan ya yi aiki a wurare daban-daban a fadin kasar, ya kasance memba na Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police Course 3.
Ya yi aiki a wasu kwamandojin ‘yan sanda a fadin tarayya kuma an kara masa girma har zuwa lokacin da ya kamata. Ya kuma kasance babban ma’aikacin tsohon IGP, Muhammadu Gambo, mataimakin hukumar ‘yan sanda ta jihar Edo, da kuma kwamishinan ‘yan sanda na jihar Delta.
Ya kuma taba zama kwamishinan ‘yan sanda a jihohin Ribas da Abia.
An nada shi mataimakin babban sufeton ‘yan sanda mai kula da shiyya ta daya a jihar Kano, mukamin da yake rike da shi lokacin da aka kara masa girma zuwa IGP a ranar 6 ga Maris, 2002.
A ranar 4 ga Afrilu, 2005, bayan ya yi ritaya, Tafa Balogun, ya gurfana a gaban babbar kotun tarayya da ke Abuja, bisa zarginsa da ake masa na kusan Naira biliyan 13 da aka samu ta hanyar karkatar da kudade, sata da dai sauransu.
Ya yi yarjejeniya da kotu a kan mayar da mafi yawan kadarorin da kudaden. An yanke masa hukuncin daurin watanni shida a gidan yari. An sake shi ne a ranar 9 ga watan Fabrairun 2006 bayan ya kammala zaman daurin da aka yi masa, wani bangare na shi a asibitin kasa na Abuja.
Subscribe to Our VIP Newsletter
[newsletter_signup_form id=1]
