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Twenty policemen and women have each walked home with N500, 000 they won in the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) Cooperative Closed User Group (CUG), powered by Globacom.
Meanwhile, 250 of their colleagues won other categories of prizes.
Seven out of the 20 winners of N500, 000 physically collected their prizes in a ceremony at Police Force Headquarters, Abuja.
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The seven are Rabiu Hussaini, Olasunbo Tokunboh-Ajayi, Sunday Edoka, John Otame, Abiodun Mudasiru, Sikiru Opakunle and Thankgod Esechie.
Two of the N500,000 winners namely, John Otame and Abiodun Mudashiru, were presented with their cheques personally by the immediate past Inspector General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, in his office ahead of his pullout from the Force.
