From Maiharaji Altine
The Commissioner of Police Zamfara state Command CP Kolo Yusuf has presented cheques worth N11 million to next of kins of 17 late police officers who died in active service.
In a statement the spokesperson of the state police command SP Mohammed Shehu said the money was part of the gesture of the Inspector General of Police IGP Usman Baba Alkali.
Shehu said, “The Cheques Presentation was part of the IGP’s Group life/family welfare insurance schemes”.
The Commissioner of Police while presenting the cheques, appreciated the Inspector General of Police for his persistent concern to the welfare of serving, retired as well as families of late Police officers.
The CP described the gesture as timely and it will go along way in alleviating the suffering being encountered by families of deceased officers and will equally boost the morale of the serving personnel to continue to put in their best in the ongoing campaign against activities of criminal elements across the country.
The CP charged the beneficiaries to utilize the money judiciously, noting that, in the last 4 months alone, the Command had received similar gesture from the Inspector General of Police three (3) times and presented same to the next of kins.
Some of the beneficiaries, Aisha Bello and Dan Iro who spoke on behalf of other Next of Kins thanked the Inspector General of Police for the gesture and promised to use the money judiciously.
In a related development, CP Kolo Yusuf desplayed ICT equipments allocated to the Command’s Insurance Office by the IGP.
According to the CP, The gesture was part of the IGP’s ongoing commitment to reinvigorate the police Insurance department for effective service delivery.
The ICT equipments include; Brand New HP Desktop Computer, Printer, Scanner, Photocooy Machine, USB among others.
All the equipments were handed over to Officer incharge Insurance office, ASP Hassan Abdullahi.
