The Commissioner of Police in Ogun State Command, CP Bode Ojajuni, has presented cheques of ₦10,658,391.36 to the families and next-of-kin of deceased Police officers who served under the Command.
Ojajuni said that the cheques were presented on behalf of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu at the Command Headquarters, Eleweran, Abeokuta.
The initiative which was executed under the Nigeria Police Force Group Life Assurance and the IGP Family Welfare Schemes, to cushion the financial impact on households whose breadwinners paid the ultimate price in active service to the nation.
The CP, while presenting the cheques to the beneficiaries, described the widows and families of the fallen officers as the “true superheroes” who continue to bear the weight of their loved ones’ service with resilience.
He stressed that this financial intervention serves as a tangible token of the Force’s enduring gratitude and institutional duty to stand by them.
Speaking on behalf of the beneficiaries, Mrs. Ejembi Ada Veronica thanked the Inspector-General of Police and the Ogun State Police Command for remembering their families and providing timely relief.
She pledged that the disbursed sums would be channeled responsibly toward the education, upkeep, and overall stability of the children and dependents left behind.