Families of 58 deceased policemen get N22.5m in Kaduna

By Mohammed Tijjani

Families of 58 police officers who died in active service received a N22.5 million cheque on Thursday at the Kaduna Police Command headquarters.

The cheques were presented by the Kaduna Police Commissioner, Musa Garba, on behalf of the Acting Inspector General of Police, Dr. Kayode Egbetokun.

This is contained in a statement issued by the Deputy Public Relations Officer of the command, ASP Mansir Hassan.

Garba said, “The pains associated with the loss of our fallen heroes are incomparable to the value of the checks issued to the families.

“It is the acting IGP’s way of showing support and concern to those families”.

He added that it was meant to ameliorate the hardships being experienced by the families and urged them to use the money wisely.

Mr. Pius Luka, who spoke on behalf of the beneficiaries, thanked the police management for the gesture, saying it will help reduce some of the hardships they face since the demise of their loved ones.

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