Niger State Police Command has presented cheques amounting to
twenty-six million, two hundred and twenty-seven thousand, four hundred and nine naira, seventeen kobo (#26,227,409.17k) to fifteen beneficiaries of deceased Police personnel families under Group Life Assurance (GLA).
Others who benefitted from the money thirty-eight personnels who sustained various degrees of injuries in the line of duty under Group Personal Accident (GPA) of the IGP's welfare schemes.
The cheques were presented on behalf of the Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba by the Commissioner of Police, Niger State Command Ogundele J. Ayodeji.
The Commissioner while presenting the cheques to the beneficiaries at the State Police Headquarters, Dutsen-Kura Minna said the gesture was geared towards providing succor for the families of the deceased Police personnels and to also cater for the medical treatment expenses of the injured policemen in the line of their service to the Nation.
The Commissioner prayed for the repose of the departed souls and consoled the families for God to grant them the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss just as he wished the injured personnel quick recovery from the various injuries sustained.
In another development, the Commissioner decorated the 513 personnel recently promoted by the inspector General of Police out of the 31,465 junior cadre of the Force promoted nationwide.
Those promoted in Niger state include 351 Sergeants to Inspector and 162 Constable to Corporal.
"Promotion is an additional responsibility and so, you should imbibe a positive change of attitude, ensure professionalism on duty and be more committed to your job," the CP admonished the officers.
He also admonished the newly promoted inspectors to lead by example, serve as role models for the rank and file and be dedicated to duty.
The CP was assisted by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Operations DCP Adamu Isa Ngojin, and Assistant Commissioner of Police, Administration ACP Yusuf Yelwa.
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