The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has presented a cheque of over N13,000,000,000 to about 7000 families of deceased officers as well as those who suffered various forms of life-threatening injuries while on active duty.
According to a release signed by Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, Abuja, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, minor, mipra and made available to ThisNigeria the payment covered only those affected between 2012 to 2020.
These backlog payments were made possible through the IGP’s passionate drive to ensure that Police Officers are adequately catered for in the event of injury or permanent disability due to the risks associated with policing and that families of deceased police officers are adequately catered for in the absence of their breadwinners.
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The IGP while reiterating the value of human life and wholeness, emphasised that prompt payment of insurance and other benefits due to officers who have met with some misfortunes due to the risky nature of policing in our contemporary environment and unforeseen hazards of policing, would greatly boost their morale and ensure they put in their best in service to the nation.
The IGP further promised better welfare packages for members of the police family either serving, retired, or slain in the line of duty, so as to cement the already existing esprit de corps amongst the components of the police family.
