Amina Mohammed, Lafia
The Nasarawa State Commissioner of Police in Northcentral Nigeria, Maiyaki Baba has presented cheques worth forty-two million, one hundred and sixty-three thousand, six hundred and eighty-six naira, twelve kobo, to the families of deceased Police officers/officers who sustain an injury during discharging their duties.
The cheque which was presented on behalf of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, urged the beneficiary to invest the money in a profitable venture.
In a statement signed by Police Public Relations Officer, DSP, Ramhan Nansel and made available to journalists in the state said the over 42 million naira was presented to twenty families of Police operatives who died while in active service and those who sustained varying degrees of injuries in the course of discharging their duties.
According to the statement, “The gesture is an initiative of the Inspector-General of Police Group Personal Accident and Group Life Assurance geared towards improving the living standard of families of Police operatives that lost their lives in the line of duty and Police personnel who sustained varying degree of injuries while discharging their statutory duties.”
The Commissioner of Police further sympathized with the beneficiaries and appreciated the Inspector-General of Police for his love, service to humanity and contribution to support and bring succour to the families of officers who died in active service/officers who sustained an injury as a result of an accident or any inherent hazard of police job experienced in the course of discharging their duty.
He urged them to invest the token in a profitable venture that will, in turn, carter for the families left behind.
