The Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, CP Echeng Echeng, has presented a cheque of N9.1 million to 15 families of deceased policemen attached to the command.
Echeng presented the cheque on behalf of the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali, on Tuesday.
He said the gesture was an initiative of the IGP aimed at giving succour to the family of policemen who died in active service.
He noted that in the last three months, the Command had received similar cheques from the police boss and they were presented to the beneficiaries.
These were contained in a statement made available to journalists on Tuesday, by the state
Police Spokesman, Tochukwu Ikenga.
The statement read, “The Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, CP Echeng Echen, today, on behalf of the IGP, Usman Alkali, presented cheques worth N9.1 million to 15 families of deceased police officers attached to the Command.
“The gesture is an initiative of the IGP family welfare insurance scheme aimed at giving succour to the family of police personnel who died in active service.
“Also, the gesture is aimed at spurring policemen to greatness while discharging their statutory duties with the assurance that, their welfare is of paramount importance to the administration of the Force.
“The CP, while presenting the cheques to the beneficiaries, thanked the IGP for his relentless efforts toward ensuring 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 in turn, ameliorate the needs of the dependents left behind.
“The CP also assures the IGP that men of the Command will continue to put in their best to ensure peace, security and safety of Anambra State.”
The families thanked the IGP and pledged to make good use of the money.
