The Commissioner of Police Abia State Command, CP Janet E. Agbede, has presented cheques worth N21, 477,050. 80k to next of kin of 10 police officers who died while in active service.
The cheque presentation which took place on June 23, 2022, at the command’s headquarters was on behalf of the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba.
This largesse is part of the IGP’s ongoing Group Life Assurance Welfare Scheme to the families of deceased Police officers for the 2020/2021 Policy Year, SP Geoffrey Ogbonna the Command’s PRO said in a statement.
The Commissioner of Police, who was represented by ACP Jane Mbanefo while presenting the cheques to the next of kin, appreciated the Inspector General of Police for the gesture and described it as timely and will go a long way in alleviating suffering being faced by families of deceased Police officers.
The CP further assured the IGP that, Officers and men of the Command will continue to put in their best to ensure more robust commitment and hard work in the discharge of their duties for sustained security and safety of the State and Nigeria at large.
The Commissioner of Police, therefore, charged the beneficiaries to utilise the money judiciously, noting that the gesture will serve as a morale booster to the serving members of the Force in order to enhance their productivity.
“One of the benefiting families, Justice E. John, who spoke on behalf of other beneficiaries thanked the Inspector General of Police for the gesture and promised to utilize the money judiciously.
“The cheque presentation ceremony was witnessed by the Command PRO, the Command Insurance Officer and other Staff Officers at the Command Headquarters, Umuahia.”