IGP Disburses N2.1bn To Families Of Fallen Officers

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has presented radical beingness assurance and household payment security cheques totalling implicit N2.17 cardinal to the next-of-kins of 1,574 fallen constabulary officers.

This brings to a cumulative N24.2 cardinal disbursed to 9,735 families of deceased constabulary officers successful the past 2 years of IGP Egbetokun’s reign arsenic the 22nd inspector-general of police.

While presenting the cheques astatine the Force office successful Abuja connected Wednesday, the IGP said: “In this signifier of the exercise, we are presenting cheques amounting to N2,171,124,041.87k to 1,574 beneficiaries and next-of-kin of deceased officers nether the Group Life Assurance and IGP Family Welfare Schemes. These benefits screen argumentation years from 2015 to 2025, including recoveries of claims that had remained outstanding for adjacent to a decade. Through persistent engagement, we redeemed these claims to guarantee that justness is done to the families who waited patiently for truthful long.

“Since I assumed bureau arsenic the 22nd Inspector-General of Police, contiguous marks the 11th signifier of this payment exercise. In that time, we person disbursed a cumulative N24.2 cardinal to 9,735 families of our fallen heroes. This is much than a statutory duty; it is simply a ineffable spot – a spot to guarantee that the representation of our departed officers remains live and their families are not near behind.

“To the families present today, I widen my deepest condolences. We cognize the void near by your loved ones cannot beryllium filled by immoderate monetary sum. Yet, these cheques are a awesome of our corporate gratitude and a pledge that you stay portion of the Nigeria Police family.”

While affirming his committedness to the payment of the constabulary officers, the IGP said: “this ceremonial is not conscionable different authoritative function. It is simply a solemn work of remembrance and responsibility. It is simply a reminder that down each badge is simply a household that bears the value of sacrifice-and that those families volition ne'er beryllium forgotten by the instauration their loved ones served.

“Our gathering contiguous is simply a objection of commitment. We are present to reaffirm that the Nigeria Police Force does not wantonness its own. We honour the bequest of our departed colleagues not lone successful words but done deliberate enactment that provides enactment to those they near behind.

“Let maine reaffirm, with utmost clarity, that the payment of officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force – whether serving, retired, oregon departed-remains a cardinal precedence of this administration. Welfare is not a footnote successful our agenda; it is the heartbeat of our reforms. We are redesigning our payment architecture to marque it stronger, much transparent, and much responsive. We are digitising our processes truthful that entitlements travel without delay, and we are ensuring that nary household of a deceased serviceman is ever near unattended oregon made to feel forgotten.”