As part of the IGP’s welfare initiative to serving, and families of deceased officers of the Nigeria Police Force, the Zamfara Commissioner of Police CP Kolo Yusuf has on behalf of the Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba presented cheques worth N34, 597, 143. 49 to ten next of kins of the deceased officers last Thursday.
Also benefitted included one CPL Sani Sagir attached to Gummi Division who sustained injury while on operations against Bandits in Zamfara state.
The Cheques Presentation was in continuation of the IGP’s Group life welfare insurance/Personal Accident schemes for families of deceased officers, where cheques were presented to all the nine next of kins, while a cheque of N100.000 was presented to CPL. Sani Sagir attached to Gummi Division as medical expenses for the injury he sustained during operation.
The Commissioner of Police in his remark, appreciated the Inspector General of Police for his continious concern to welfare of Police officers.
Kolo described the gesture as timely adding that it will go along way in alleviating suffering being faced by families of deceased Police officers.
“The gesture 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”. Said the commissioner.
The CP therefore charged the beneficiaries to utilize the money judiciously, noting that, in the last one year, the Command had received similar gesture from the Inspector General of Police eleven (11) times and presented same to the beneficiaries.
Some of the beneficiaries, Charles Mark Jatau and Zainab Zubairu, 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.
