BOKO HARAM: Niger govt compensates families with N2m

The Niger State Government, through its Commissioner of  Police, Mrs. Desire Diseye Nsirim,   on Saturday doled out the sum of  N2 million to  the immediate families of the three Policemen who were fallen while on duty by suspected members of Boko Haram sect at Minna, the state capital last year.

Among the deceased Policemen was an Assistant Superintendent of Police, Alexander Akor , a Sergeant, Mohammed Usman and an Officer, Abubakar Mohammed.
Making the donations  to the immediate families of the fallen officers at the Police officers Mess, Minna, the  CP, Mrs. Nsirim, said the compensations  to the three families by the state government was in appreciation of their contributions to  the security of lives and property in the state until they were killed by the gunmen.
The Police Boss , who also expressed her gratitude to the state governor , Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu  on behalf of the Inspector General Of Police, disclosed that the sum of N1million was  given to the next of kin of the late Mr. Akor, led by one of his children, Miss Patience Akor, while the relations of the late sergeant Mohammed  Usman led by his son, master Samuel Usman and that of Abubakar  Mohammed , led  by  his  younger brother, Mr. Nafiu Mohammed collected  a cheque of N500,000 each on behalf of their two families.
Nsirim expressed delight that the state has witnessed relative peace and tranquility  since the arrest and recovery of the impoverished explosive devices at the Bomb factories of the suspected Boko Haram sect members, while assuring that the Command was battle ready to perform its statutory duties of guaranteeing security of lives and property in the state.

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