Bereaved families of 25 officers get N18.5m from police

Nigeria Police Force (NPF), yesterday, shared N18.5 million among 25 families of officers and men of Gombe command that died in the line of duty.

The Commissioner of Police (CP), Oqua Etim, said the payment was at the instance of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, and the Police Service Commission (PSC) to alleviate the hardship likely to accompany the vacuum created by the deceased officers in their families.

He said: “This is the time for beneficiaries to reflect on the fact that their benefactors belong to an organisation that cares.”

The command has also decorated 19 newly promoted officers.

According to the CP, one Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) was promoted to Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) and a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) was decorated with ACP rank.

Ten Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASPs) were decorated with Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs) and seven Superintendents of Police (SPs) were elevated to Chief Superintendents of Police (CSPs), he added.

Oqua admonished the newly promoted officers to know that to whom much is given, much is expected.

“Let the upkeep of your families improve, so that all of them can pray for more successes,” he said.

“The most important thing is that your attitude to work improves, including relationship with members of the public. The force frowns on the poor disposition to the police because the public is your employers and there is no way you can be rude to your employers,” he warned.