Families of dead policemen get N42m benefits in Lagos, Ogun

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The Nigeria Police on Wednesday presented cheques worth N42 million to families of 27 officers who died in active duty in Zone 2 Command, comprising Lagos and Ogun states.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the death benefit was paid out to the fallen officers under the Police Life Insurance Scheme.
Presenting the cheques, the Inspector-General of Police (IG), Solomon Arase, said that the gesture was in fulfilment of the police life insurance policy.
Represented by Bala Hassan, Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 2, the IG urged the beneficiaries to put the benefits to good use.
Arase said that the scheme was put in place to alleviate the suffering of family members of personnel who either died or sustained near fatal injuries in the course of duty.