Police Compensate Families Of Deceased Officers As Newly Promoted ACP, Others Decorated

By Olarewaju Falayi

The Delta State Commissioner of Police, CP Ari Muhammed Ali, has on behalf of the Inspector General of Police IGP Alkali Baba Usman, presented twenty-six million, one hundred and seventy thousand, seven hundred and sixty naira (#26,170,760) cheques to the families of deceased officers who died while in active service.

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The cheques issued to the next of kins of seven deceased officers, is part of the IGP insurance welfare scheme. The CP while presenting the cheques appreciated the gesture exhibited by the IGP as the cheques will in no small way, act as a boost to the families and also to let them know that though their loved ones are no more, the force did not forget their sacrifices. The beneficiaries appreciated the IGP for his magnanimity, noting that the money given to them will be used judiciously.

Meanwhile, it was all smiles and merry as the Command witnessed the decoration of newly promoted officers of the Command which included the DPO ‘A’ Division Asaba CSP Temitope Fasugba, the officer in-charge Homicide section of the State Criminal Investigation Department, CSP Emmanuel Yakubu, the DPO Abbi Division, CSP Mu’azu Mohammed, all promoted to the rank of an Assistant Commissioners of Police, others promoted are the Command Finance Officer (CFO) SP Ogungbagbe Opeyemi, the Commander Crack Squad, SP John Agaga and four others, promoted to the rank of Chief Superintendents of Police. 

In a statement made available to the press by the PPRO of the Command, DSP Bright Edafe, the CP admonished all the beneficiaries to remember that the reward for hard work is more work and therefore advised them to put more effort in whatever they do as Police officers. 

ACP Temitope Fasugba giving a vote of thanks on behalf of the beneficiaries, promised that they won’t disappoint the IGP and the Command as they move to the next level in their Policing careers.