The Police Command in Jigawa has distributed food items to 28 wives of deceased officers to support them during the Ramadan fasting.
A statement by the command`s spokesman, Lawan Shiisu, a Deputy Superintendent (DSP) yesterday in Dutse, said the Commissioner of Police, Effiom Ekot, distributed the package to the beneficiaries (both Muslims and Christians) on Tuesday.
“The exercise was coordinated by the Central Mosque Committee, Police Headquarters, Dutse.
“The gesture during this Holy month of Ramadan is to make the recipients smile and give them hope that the NPF, especially the Jigawa command is always there for them in spite of losing their loved ones,“ he said.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 28 families of fallen police officers benefited from the distribution of the food items.