Respite
is yet to come the way of the wives of police officers killed on May 7
at Alakyo. Nasarawa State governor Tanko Al-Makura donated N1million to
each of the widows, but the money is now causing a rift between some
slain officers’ wives and their husbands’ relatives. LEADERSHIP findings
reveal that some relations have been on the women’s necks.
They are closely monitored. Some have instructed the widows to collect the money and come to family meetings for discussions on how to share it.
One of the widows confided in LEADERSHIP that her late husband’s family only gave her N100, 000 out of the N1million donation from Al-Makura to cater for her family. Amidst sobbing, she said: “It is unfortunate that the relatives of my husband could deduct N900, 000 from the N1million. My brother, how do I feed these kids? These people are wicked. I don’t know how I am going to cope with the demands from these children. The breadwinner is gone and the relatives are only interested in money. I pray God to send me and other widows in my shoes good Samaritans.”
Some widows, who also spoke on condition of anonymity, said, after receiving the shocking news of the maltreatment, they resolved to meet the people in charge of their welfare with a view to ensuring that widows were not shortchanged, so as not to compound their hardship after the demise of their husbands.
Police to widows: get remains of your husband or forget compensation
However, 13 days after the gruesome killings of over 90 security operatives by Ombatse militiamen at Alakyo village in Lafia East development area of Nasarawa State, some wives of the slain police officers who are yet to get the bodies of their late spouses might not benefit from the N1million each from the inspector-general of police (IGP), Mohammed Abubakar.
It was gathered that those whose husbands’ dead bodies were recovered and identified have since Friday begun to collect the cash donations while those whose spouses’ corpses are yet to be discovered were asked to proceed to the village and bring the corpses or forget the compensation.
‘’Some widows were said to have cried uncontrollably for not receiving any compensation either from the state government or Force Headquarters, on Friday, as all their efforts to get the donation was frustrated by the officers in charge.
A widow who confided in LEADERSHIP said there was no single officer being held hostage, as only 20 out of 110 were said to have come back and others were brutally killed during the attack.
“Some of these corpses were said to have even been thrown inside a well and set ablaze. So where do they expect us to get these corpses?” she asked. “The police were asking me to go and bring the corpse of my late husband when they are afraid to visit the deserted village. Is it my duty to go to that village and look for the corpse of my husband? That is exactly what the police are trying to do now so that they can claim the money. Apart from my husband, we were told that some corpses were thrown inside the well and set ablaze. Some were arranged in heaps and set ablaze as well. So what is our problem?”
Allegation baseless, unfounded – Nasarawa CP
Reacting to the reports on phone, the newly posted commissioner of police, Nasarawa State command, Mr Umar Shehu, said the information was baseless and had no iota of truth. He said any widow facing such challenge should not fear to visit his office to complain.
He said the command under his leadership would not condone any act of indiscipline, asking all the officers to brace up for the challenges ahead or face the music.
We’ll give N1m life support to widows - IGP
IGP Mohammed Abubakar has said that the police leadership had made provision of N1 million for each of the widows of policemen killed in the Nasarawa State massacre.
The IGP made the disclosure at the weekend during his inspection of the ongoing rehabilitation of Police College, Ikeja (PCI), Lagos, being handled by the Nigerian Army engineers.
Abubakar said the N1 million had become imperative so as to lessen the burdens of the wives, children and other family members of the slain police officers and men.
He added that the gesture was rare but timely in the annals of the police, aside the entitlements and benefits due to the affected officers and men who died in the course of carrying out their statutory duties.
But the police boss described the unwholesome act of the perpetrators of the heinous crime as one of his saddest moments and vowed to ensure that those behind the attacks face the music.
During the inspection of the rehabilitation work on 35 buildings within the Police College, Ikeja (PCI), Lagos, he expressed appreciation to President Jonathan for his prompt action in coming to the aid of the oldest police training school in the country.
He said: “My thanks also go to the Nigerian Army engineers for the speedy completion of work. And this shows that Mr. President cares and loves. This is an act of patriotism that Mr President has shown for this institution. The Police College, Ikeja, is an institution where many officers have passed through.”
Also speaking on the occasion, the special adviser to the president on “performance, monitoring and evaluation”, Prof. Sylvester Monye, noted that the Channels Television video clip which exposed the bad state of facilities at the police college jolted the president who wasted no time to pay an unscheduled visit to the college on January 18, 2013.
Because the president was worried over the sorry state of facilities at the college, the presidential aide said, the Nigerian Army engineers had to be invited to carry out renovation work.
He added that sufficient annual budgetary allocation for the maintenance of the college would be made available.
The commander, Nigerian Army engineers, Maj. Gen. Funsho Owonibi, while briefing the IGP on the extent of work his team had carried out, recalled that his unit was given a marching order on February 15, 2013, to move to the PCI to effect rehabilitation work.
He said the army engineers started with demolition of decrepit structures, while some roofs had to be removed and new tiles laid.
“We had replaced louvres with sliding windows. Also, we have procured new furniture items like beds and wardrobes for the trainees. We have 2,000 beds which we have completed. And the company that is handling the furniture items is located within the Police College, Ikeja, premises. We have also constructed five boreholes, rehabilitated three and, in two weeks’ time, we will complete the rest,” said the commander.
Respite is yet to come the way of the wives of police officers killed on May 7 at Alakyo. Nasarawa State governor Tanko Al-Makura donated N1million to each of the widows, but the money is now causing a rift between some slain officers’ wives and their husbands’ relatives. LEADERSHIP findings reveal that some relations have been on the women’s necks.
They are closely monitored. Some have instructed the widows to collect the money and come to family meetings for discussions on how to share it.
One of the widows confided in LEADERSHIP that her late husband’s family only gave her N100, 000 out of the N1million donation from Al-Makura to cater for her family. Amidst sobbing, she said: “It is unfortunate that the relatives of my husband could deduct N900, 000 from the N1million. My brother, how do I feed these kids? These people are wicked. I don’t know how I am going to cope with the demands from these children. The breadwinner is gone and the relatives are only interested in money. I pray God to send me and other widows in my shoes good Samaritans.”
Some widows, who also spoke on condition of anonymity, said, after receiving the shocking news of the maltreatment, they resolved to meet the people in charge of their welfare with a view to ensuring that widows were not shortchanged, so as not to compound their hardship after the demise of their husbands.
They are closely monitored. Some have instructed the widows to collect the money and come to family meetings for discussions on how to share it.
One of the widows confided in LEADERSHIP that her late husband’s family only gave her N100, 000 out of the N1million donation from Al-Makura to cater for her family. Amidst sobbing, she said: “It is unfortunate that the relatives of my husband could deduct N900, 000 from the N1million. My brother, how do I feed these kids? These people are wicked. I don’t know how I am going to cope with the demands from these children. The breadwinner is gone and the relatives are only interested in money. I pray God to send me and other widows in my shoes good Samaritans.”
Some widows, who also spoke on condition of anonymity, said, after receiving the shocking news of the maltreatment, they resolved to meet the people in charge of their welfare with a view to ensuring that widows were not shortchanged, so as not to compound their hardship after the demise of their husbands.
Police to widows: get remains of your husband or forget compensation
However, 13 days after the gruesome killings of over 90 security operatives by Ombatse militiamen at Alakyo village in Lafia East development area of Nasarawa State, some wives of the slain police officers who are yet to get the bodies of their late spouses might not benefit from the N1million each from the inspector-general of police (IGP), Mohammed Abubakar.
It was gathered that those whose husbands’ dead bodies were recovered and identified have since Friday begun to collect the cash donations while those whose spouses’ corpses are yet to be discovered were asked to proceed to the village and bring the corpses or forget the compensation.
‘’Some widows were said to have cried uncontrollably for not receiving any compensation either from the state government or Force Headquarters, on Friday, as all their efforts to get the donation was frustrated by the officers in charge.
A widow who confided in LEADERSHIP said there was no single officer being held hostage, as only 20 out of 110 were said to have come back and others were brutally killed during the attack.
“Some of these corpses were said to have even been thrown inside a well and set ablaze. So where do they expect us to get these corpses?” she asked. “The police were asking me to go and bring the corpse of my late husband when they are afraid to visit the deserted village. Is it my duty to go to that village and look for the corpse of my husband? That is exactly what the police are trying to do now so that they can claim the money. Apart from my husband, we were told that some corpses were thrown inside the well and set ablaze. Some were arranged in heaps and set ablaze as well. So what is our problem?”
Allegation baseless, unfounded – Nasarawa CP
Reacting to the reports on phone, the newly posted commissioner of police, Nasarawa State command, Mr Umar Shehu, said the information was baseless and had no iota of truth. He said any widow facing such challenge should not fear to visit his office to complain.
He said the command under his leadership would not condone any act of indiscipline, asking all the officers to brace up for the challenges ahead or face the music.
We’ll give N1m life support to widows - IGP
IGP Mohammed Abubakar has said that the police leadership had made provision of N1 million for each of the widows of policemen killed in the Nasarawa State massacre.
The IGP made the disclosure at the weekend during his inspection of the ongoing rehabilitation of Police College, Ikeja (PCI), Lagos, being handled by the Nigerian Army engineers.
Abubakar said the N1 million had become imperative so as to lessen the burdens of the wives, children and other family members of the slain police officers and men.
He added that the gesture was rare but timely in the annals of the police, aside the entitlements and benefits due to the affected officers and men who died in the course of carrying out their statutory duties.
But the police boss described the unwholesome act of the perpetrators of the heinous crime as one of his saddest moments and vowed to ensure that those behind the attacks face the music.
During the inspection of the rehabilitation work on 35 buildings within the Police College, Ikeja (PCI), Lagos, he expressed appreciation to President Jonathan for his prompt action in coming to the aid of the oldest police training school in the country.
He said: “My thanks also go to the Nigerian Army engineers for the speedy completion of work. And this shows that Mr. President cares and loves. This is an act of patriotism that Mr President has shown for this institution. The Police College, Ikeja, is an institution where many officers have passed through.”
Also speaking on the occasion, the special adviser to the president on “performance, monitoring and evaluation”, Prof. Sylvester Monye, noted that the Channels Television video clip which exposed the bad state of facilities at the police college jolted the president who wasted no time to pay an unscheduled visit to the college on January 18, 2013.
Because the president was worried over the sorry state of facilities at the college, the presidential aide said, the Nigerian Army engineers had to be invited to carry out renovation work.
He added that sufficient annual budgetary allocation for the maintenance of the college would be made available.
The commander, Nigerian Army engineers, Maj. Gen. Funsho Owonibi, while briefing the IGP on the extent of work his team had carried out, recalled that his unit was given a marching order on February 15, 2013, to move to the PCI to effect rehabilitation work.
He said the army engineers started with demolition of decrepit structures, while some roofs had to be removed and new tiles laid.
“We had replaced louvres with sliding windows. Also, we have procured new furniture items like beds and wardrobes for the trainees. We have 2,000 beds which we have completed. And the company that is handling the furniture items is located within the Police College, Ikeja, premises. We have also constructed five boreholes, rehabilitated three and, in two weeks’ time, we will complete the rest,” said the commander.
Respite is yet to come the way of the wives of police officers killed on May 7 at Alakyo. Nasarawa State governor Tanko Al-Makura donated N1million to each of the widows, but the money is now causing a rift between some slain officers’ wives and their husbands’ relatives. LEADERSHIP findings reveal that some relations have been on the women’s necks.
They are closely monitored. Some have instructed the widows to collect the money and come to family meetings for discussions on how to share it.
One of the widows confided in LEADERSHIP that her late husband’s family only gave her N100, 000 out of the N1million donation from Al-Makura to cater for her family. Amidst sobbing, she said: “It is unfortunate that the relatives of my husband could deduct N900, 000 from the N1million. My brother, how do I feed these kids? These people are wicked. I don’t know how I am going to cope with the demands from these children. The breadwinner is gone and the relatives are only interested in money. I pray God to send me and other widows in my shoes good Samaritans.”
Some widows, who also spoke on condition of anonymity, said, after receiving the shocking news of the maltreatment, they resolved to meet the people in charge of their welfare with a view to ensuring that widows were not shortchanged, so as not to compound their hardship after the demise of their husbands.
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