Kogi State Commissioner of Police, CP Edward Egbuka, on Thursday, on behalf of the Inspector General of Police, Alkali Baba Usman, presented a cheques worth N9,800,000 .00 to families of 14 police officers who lost their lives on duty
CP Egbuka, while presenting the cheques to the families of the deceased officers, said the gesture was part of the IGP’s “Family welfare insurance” geared towards improving the welfare of the families of the deceased police officers and to boost the morale of other officers who are in active service.
He, however, appreciated the Inspector General of Police for assisting in reducing the hardship faced by the families of the deceased officers.
Egbuka urged the beneficiaries to make judicious use of the money for the betterment of their families.
Some of the beneficiaries appreciated the IGP for the gesture and promised to make use of the money for the benefits of their families.
