By Sam Tyav, Makurdi
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun has presented cheques for N72,259, 935 to the families of 30 deceased officers of the Benue State Police Command.
Represented by the Commissioner of Police (CP), Benue State Command, Steve Yabanet,the IGP presented the cheques to 30 beneficiaries of the Police Welfare Scheme.
A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Benue State Command, Sewuese Catherine Anene, said the representative of the IGP lamented that the money could not replace their loved ones, but it was given to families of the deceased to cushion the effects of death on families within the first one year of losing a police officer.
The police boss sympathized with the beneficiaries and advised them to invest the monies into businesses that would help them become self reliant as they wait for other benefits from the force.
Responding, the beneficiaries expressed their appreciation to the IGP for remembering them within a very short time and prayed God Almighty to bless him so that he would continue to fight for the rights of police officers.
