Posted by N43 million has been given to the families of the 20 police officers who died in Anambra State. The money was given to them by Mr. Echeng Echeng, the commissioner of the Anambra State Police, on Tuesday at the Anambra State Police Command.
According to information obtained by kuryaloaded, the Inspector General of Police Family Welfare Insurance Scheme paid the compensatory amount.
The state has recently experienced an extraordinary loss of police officers due to a wave of gunman attacks on police buildings and checkpoints.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga who revealed details of the compensation said the gesture was an initiative of the Inspector General of Police Usman Baba Alkali to boost the morale of personnel in the fight against criminals.
Ikenga said: “The Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, CP Echeng Echeng, today (Tuesday) 10/1/2023 on behalf of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Baba Alkali, presented cheques worth N43,289,471.71 to 20 families of deceased police officers attached to the Command.
“The CP thanked the Inspector-General of Police for his tireless efforts to ensure a good welfare package for police personnel during the presentation of the checks to the beneficiaries, and he urged them to use the money wisely by investing in a lucrative business that will better meet the needs of the dependents they have left behind.
“The gesture is an initiative of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) family welfare insurance scheme aimed at giving succour to the family of police officers who died in active service.
“Also, the gesture is aimed at spurring officers’ to greatness while discharging their statutory duties with the assurance that, their welfare is of paramount importance to the administration of the Force.”