The Zamfara State Police Commissioner, CP Kolo Yusuf has presented cheques worth Eleven Million Naira (N11,000,000) to the next of kin of 17 late Police officers who lost their lives while on banditry operations in Zamfara state.
CP Kolo presented the cheques on behalf of the Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba.
A statement by the Zamfara State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Mohammed Shehu, on Tuesday said the Cheques presentation was part of the IGP’s Group life/family welfare insurance schemes.
He revealed that the Commissioner of Police while presenting the cheques, appreciated the Inspector General of Police for his persistent concern for the welfare of serving, retired as well as families of late Police officers.
The CP described the gesture as timely and it will go a long 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.
CP Kolo charged the beneficiaries to utilize the money judiciously, noting that, in the last 4 months alone, the Command had received a similar gesture from the Inspector General of Police three times and presented the same to the next of kin.
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 displayed ICT equipment allocated to the Command’s Insurance Office by the IGP.
According to him, the gesture was part of the IGP’s ongoing commitment to reinvigorate the police Insurance department for effective service delivery.
The ICT equipment includes; Brand New HP Desktop Computer, Printer, Scanner, Photocopy Machine, and USB among others.
All the equipment was handed over to the Officer In Charge of the Insurance office, ASP Hassan Abdullahi.
