No fewer that 613 members of the family of some police officers who paid supreme price while serving the country have received their loved ones’ death benefits to the tune of N2,276,110,966.80.
They were presented a Settlement Group Life Assurance and IGP Family Welfare Scheme benefits by the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun on Thursday.
Daily Trust reports that the Life Assurance Scheme is being funded by the federal government while the IGP family welfare scheme is funded by the Nigeria Police Force.
Presenting the cheques to families of officers who died in active service at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, Egbetokun urged the beneficiaries to use the money judiciously.
He specifically charged them to use the money for the benefit of the families left behind by the deceased officers.
According to him, the gesture was part of the NPF’s efforts to sympathise with the families of deceased police officers and also for the upkeep of their day-to-day life challenges.
[DailyTrust]