Anambra State Commissioner of Police, Echeng Eworo Echeng on Friday presented cheques worth N9,300,000) to 13 families of deceased police officers of the Command.
Echeng said during the presentation at the Command’s Headquarters, Awka that the gesture is an initiative of the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba Alkali’s Family Welfare Insurance Scheme aimed at giving succour to families of Police officers who died in active service.
“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,” he said.
The CP while presenting the cheques to the beneficiaries thanked the Inspector-General of Police for his relentless efforts towards ensuring good welfare package for personnel of the Force.
Echeng 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.
He also assured the IGP that, Officers and men of the Command will continue to put in their best to ensure peace, security and safety of Anambra State and Nigeria as a whole.
He noted that, in the last three months, the Command had received similar cheques from the Inspector General of Police and it was presented to the beneficiaries.
The families thanked the Inspector-General of Police and pledged to make good use of the money.