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IGP Egbetokun Presents N2bn to Families of Deceased Cops

 

Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has distributed cheques amounting to N2.08 billion to the families of police officers who bravely lost their lives in active service over the past five years.

The poignant ceremony unfolded at the Force Headquarters in Abuja, where 785 beneficiaries received financial assistance through the Group Life Assurance and IGP Family Welfare Scheme package of the Nigerian Police Force.

The initiative was revealed by Force spokesman Olumuyiwa Adejobi in a statement released on Thursday, noting the commitment to acknowledging and aiding the families of these fallen heroes.

“The Nigeria Police Force, through the Force Insurance Office, has been able to settle a total number of Two Thousand, Five Hundred and Thirty-Three (2,533) insurance claims of deceased Police personnel amounting to Six Billion, Thirteen Million, Forty-Three Thousand, Three Hundred and Twenty-Six Naira, Fifty-One Kobo (N6,013,043,326.51k) between June 2023 to date,” the statement read.

“The Inspector General of Police extolled President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, for making police welfare a priority of his administration and by ensuring the judicious release of premium for deceased officers of the Nigeria Police Force. He similarly emphasized the commitment of his administration to sustaining efforts at ensuring that insurance payments and other welfare benefits are promptly disbursed to beneficiaries.”

 

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