IGP Gives N46.9m Lifeline To Families Of Slain Policemen In Akwa Ibom

The Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun has presented the sum of N46,995,139.32 to the families of precocious officers and men of the Akwa Ibom State Command who mislaid their lives successful the enactment of duty.

The Commissioner of Police successful the State, CP Baba Azare, who presented the currency to the beneficiaries astatine the Command’s office successful Uyo, connected Wednesday, said the measurement became indispensable to recognise and prolong the legacies of patriotism exhibited by the fallen officers for bid and information successful Nigeria.

“The determination is to enactment the families of the fallen Police officers, and to recognise the dedication of the personnel, connected behalf of the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, the Command has disbursed a full of N46,995,139.32 successful payment schemes,” the CP said.

Besides, CP Azare, who presented the cheques from the Group Life and IGP Family Welfare Schemes (GLIWS) to the beneficiary families, decorated immoderate recently promoted officers with their caller ranks.

He commended IGP Egbetokun, for the initiative, noting that “the funds would service arsenic a captious enactment strategy for the families and besides show that the Nigeria Police Force has not forgotten the sacrifices of their loved ones.”

However, the beneficiaries expressed gratitude to the IGP, assuring that the funds would beryllium utilized responsibly for the purposes they were meant.

In a abstracted ceremony, CP Azare besides decorated recently promoted officers to the fertile of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) and charged the recently promoted officers to presumption their promotion arsenic a telephone to higher responsibility.

“The reward for hard enactment is much work,” CP Azare reminded, urging them to support professionalism, shun corruption, and stay dedicated to their duties.

Speaking connected behalf of the promoted officers, DSP Nsikak Udedeh, thanked the IGP and the Command for the recognition.

He pledged that the beneficiaries would not disappoint the Police’s enactment arsenic they proceed to beforehand successful their policing careers.