He died on Sunday.
The chairman of the Ibadan branch of the Nigerian Bar Association, Ibrahim Lawal, confirmed the news of his death on Monday, in a telephone call in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
He had earlier issued a statement to announce his death.
The statement said, “The death has been announced of Pastor Bola Longe AIG, a partner at Afe Babalola & co which sad event happened yesterday.
“The Bar commiserates with the family and Emmanuel Chambers. May Almighty God repose his soul.”
Longe, who burst one of the largest syndicates of railway line vandals in North Central Nigeria in 2021, retired from the service of the Nigeria Police Force after 33 years and eight months of meritorious service to his country.
He retired from the police while in charge of Federal Operations, Force Headquarters, Abuja.
He was an alumnus of the University of Ibadan and the University of Lagos, respectively.
Longe was a renowned student activist, a master of political science, a peace and conflict expert, a refined solicitor, an investigator, a mentor, and a pastor.
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