Nasarawa State Commissioner of Police, Maiyaki Baba, on Thursday, presented cheques worth forty-two million, one hundred and sixty-three thousand, six hundred and eighty-six naira, twelve kobo, (N42,163,686,12) to families of 20 operatives who died while in active service and those who sustained various degree of injuries in the course of discharging their duties.
A statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Nasarawa State Command, Ramhan Nansel, said the funds were presented on the directives of the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun.
CP Baba urged the beneficiaries to invest the money in profitable ventures that would in turn, provide for the families left behind.
The statement said that the gesture was 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 operatives that lost their lives in the line of duty and Police personnel who sustained various degrees of injuries while discharging their statutory duties.
The Commissioner of Police empathized 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.
“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 operatives that lost their lives in the line of duty and Police personnel who sustained varying degree of injuries while discharging their statutory duties,” the CP said.
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