Former inspector-general of police (IGP), Gambo Jimeta, is dead.

Jimeta served as IGP between 1986 and 1990, after which he was succeeded by Aliyu Atta.

He served as national security adviser (NSA) to Ibrahim Babangida, former head of state, and was also the representative of Adamawa state to the national conference held in 2014.

Jimeta died at the age of 83.