On Thursday, the families of police officers who passed away while serving their country in the previous five years received checks totaling N2.08 billion from Inspector-General of Police Olukayode Egbetokun.
At the Force Headquarters in Abuja, Egbetokun gave the checks to 785 beneficiaries and said that no amount of money could replace the lives of the fallen police officers.
The funds come from an IGP Family Welfare Scheme and Group Life Assurance package.
Egbetokun stated: “We encourage the recipients to use the funds wisely and we applaud
President Bola Tinubu’s stewardship for his administration’s dedication to the welfare of
police officers.
“Although we recognize that no sum of money can replace the lives of the fallen officers,
this will lessen the impact of the gaps in their legacy.”
According to CSP Lydia Ameh, the Force Insurance Officer, the payment of the check was made possible by the IG’s paternal care.
“My heartfelt gratitude is extended to the Inspector-General of Police for his unwavering dedication, invaluable counsel, and outstanding leadership role in guaranteeing that the Force resolved outstanding insurance claims. This has led to the distribution of Group Life Assurance and IGP Family Welfare Scheme checks to 785 surviving family members and beneficiaries of our courageous officers and men who died while serving their country for the Insurance Policy Years of 2015/2016, 2017/2018, 2021/2022, and 2022/2023. These checks totaling N2,086,801,144.79 will significantly ease the grief of our departed colleagues’ families.”
“Although I sympathize with the families of our fallen officers and men, I would like to thank the Inspector-General of Police and his staff for their hard work in completing not just the purchase of the 2022–2023 insurance policy but also the full settlement of all outstanding payments from earlier years.”
On behalf of the beneficiaries, one of them, Donald Awunah Jr., the son of a former Force PR officer, AIG Donald Awunah, thanked IG Egbetokun for his thoughtfulness and for putting the families of the dead heroes’ needs first.
Source: PunchNG
