23 families of deceased officers in Kaduna State have received N37 million as life and personal Accident Insurance benefit.
The Kaduna Police Command on Wednesday doled out the money to the 23 families of the deceased personnel who died in active service in the state.
Commissioner of Police, Mudassiru Abdullahi, who presented the cheques on behalf of the Inspector General (IGP) of Police, to families of the deceased at the Command Headquarters, said the N37,280,667 was for the Group Life Assurance and Group Personal Accident Insurance Scheme.
Abdullahi charged the beneficiaries and other officers to see the gesture as a call to rededicate themselves to the service of the nation.
He said that the IGP had assured them of proper welfare packages at all-time both within and out of service which is one of his administrative cardinal principles.
The beneficiaries appreciated of the gesture and prayed that God will continue to guide the Nigerian Police in discharging their duties.
One of the recipients, Mr Muhammad Suleiman, who spoke on behalf of the beneficiaries, expressed pleasure for the gesture and prayed that God would continue to guide the Nigerian Police in discharging of their duties
Suleiman pledged that the beneficiaries would use the money judiciously, especially in taking care of the families left behind by the deceased personnel.
“We are grateful, this gesture shows that the Nigeria Police has not forgotten us at our trying time,” he said.