IGP Flags Off Distribution Of Over N535m To 68 Next Of Kins Of Deceased Officers

By Sola Omoniyi, Lagos

The Acting Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has flagged off the distribution of cheques to cover Insurance benefits to next-of-kins of officers who paid the supreme price and those who have suffered permanent deformities in the course of discharging their lawful duties.

This is according to a statement signed by CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force Public Relations Officer, on Friday, July 14, 2023.

He stated that the total sum of cheques presented to Sixty-Eight (68) families of deceased officers and those injured or rendered disabled in the line of duty captured under the Group Life Assurance 2022/2023 Policy Year amounts to Five Hundred and Thirty-Five Million, Six Hundred and Eighteen Thousand, Seven Hundred and Eighty-Eight Naira Forty-Four Kobo (N535,618,788.44).

The Inspector-General of Police, while recognizing the incredible resilience and unwavering commitment of the men and women who had served, and those who continue to serve on the front lines, extended his deepest gratitude to the gallant officers of the Nigeria Police Force for their commendable dedication, sacrifice, and unalloyed allegiance to upholding the values of justice and security.

He maintained that the reiterated that their loss and injuries leave a void that can never be filled, but their legacies would forever live on in the hearts of those they touched.