N43 million has been given to the grieving families of the 20 police officers who died while performing their duties in the state of Anambra.
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.
The Inspector General of Police Family Welfare Insurance Scheme gave the compensatory fund.
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’s PPRO, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, who disclosed the compensation’s specifics, claimed that the gesture was the result of an initiative by the police chief, Usman Baba Alkali, to raise staff morale 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 while presenting the cheques, to the beneficiaries thanked the Inspector-General of Police for his relentless efforts towards ensuring a good welfare package for personnel of the force and urged the beneficiaries to use the money wisely by investing in a profitable venture that will ameliorate the needs of the dependents 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.”