The Inspector General of police, Usman Alkali Baba has presented cheques worth N34.5million to deceased families of 10 police officers who died during active service in Zamfara state.
In a statement on Friday by the Zamfara state police command Public Relations Officer SP Mohammed Shehu said the gesture was part of the IGP’s welfare initiative to serving and families of deceased officers of the Nigeria Police force.
“On Thursday, 7th October, 2022, the Commissioner of Police Zamfara state Command CP Kolo Yusuf on behalf of the Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba presented cheques worth Thirty Four Million, Five Hundred and Ninety Seven Thousand, One Hundred and Fourty Three Naira, Fourty Nine Kobo (N34, 597, 143. 49) to ten next of kins of deceased officers including one CPL Sani Sagir attached to Gummi Division who sustained injury while on operations against Bandits in Zamfara state”.
The Zamfara State commissioner of police Kolo Yusuf who represented the IGP during the Cheques Presentation, disclosed that it was in continuation of the IGP’s Group life welfare insurance/Personal Accident schemes for families of deceased officers.
According to him, the amount were presented to Nine (9) next of kins, while a cheque of One Hundred Thousand Naira was presented to CPL. Sani Sagir attached to Gummi Division as medical expenses for the injury he sustained during operation.
The police Commissioner appreciated the IGP for his continous concern to welfare of Police officers.
He described the gesture as timely, saying it will go along way in alleviating suffering being faced by families of deceased Police officers and would boost morale of the serving personnel.
The Zamfara CP therefore charged the beneficiaries to utilize the money judiciously, noting that, in the last one year, the Command had received similar gesture from the IGP eleven (11) times and presented same to the beneficiaries.
