Assistant Inspector-General of Police William Sing’oei was found dead in his house on Wednesday morning.
According to reports by the Standard, Mr Sing'oei was found dead on his bed after police officers failed to reach him via phone on Tuesday night and early hours of Wednesday.
Officers at the Embakassi Military Barracks were forced to break into his house where they found his lifeless body.
Before his promotion to Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Mr Sing'oei served as a commandant of the GSU and Deputy Director in charge of Security at the KWS.