Families of deceased officers who sustained injuries while discharging their official duties have received the sum of N42,186,686.12kobo from the Nasarawa State Police Command
Nigeriacrime.com gathered that the Commissioner of Police, Maiyaki Baba who presented the cheques on behalf of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, urged the beneficiaries to invest the benefit of their deceased ones in a profitable venture.
According to Police Public Relations Officer, DSP, Ramhan Nansel, 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.
Nansel said: “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 officers who lost their lives in the line of duty and Police personnel who sustained various degrees of injuries while discharging their statutory duties.”
The Commissioner 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.
He urged the beneficiaries to invest the token in a profitable venture that will, in turn, care for the families left behind.