By Busari Kabirat
IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, who is the Inspector-General of Police, has highlight the dedication of the Nigeria Police Force to intensify the welfare of its officers and their families.
This made the IGP in a bid to ensure quality service delivery, take action towards implementing a comprehensive standard insurance policy for the Force, and as part of this initiative, the IGP received the Commissioner for Insurance, Mr. Sunday Thomas, on Tuesday, January 16th 2024, at the National Insurance Commission, to the Force Headquarters in Abuja. where they meet to take a look at methods to conspire in starting up a strong insurance scheme which would meet the needs of Police Officers and their families.
The IGP, had on Thursday, 18th, January 2024, officiate the disbursement of insurance benefits totalling Two Billion, Eighty-Six Million, Eight Hundred and One Thousand, One Hundred and Forty-Four Naira, Seventy-Nine Kobo (N2,086,801,144.79k) only, to seven hundred and eighty-five (785) families and the deceased officers’ Next of Kins for the insurance policy years 2015/2016, 2017/2018, 2021/2022 under the Group Life Assurance Policy and the Inspector – General of Police Family Welfare Insurance Scheme for the year 2022/2023.
The distribution ceremony took place at the Force Headquarters and the Nigeria Police Force, had through the Force Insurance Office, able to settle a total number of Two Thousand, Five Hundred and Thirty-Three (2,533) insurance claims of deceased Police personnel amounting to Six Billion, Thirteen Million, Forty-Three Thousand, Three Hundred and Twenty-Six Naira, Fifty-One Kobo (N6,013,043,326.51k) between June 2023 to date.
The IGP, heap praise on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for making police welfare a priority of his administration and ensuring the judicious release of premium for deceased officers of the Nigeria Police Force. He similarly emphasized the commitment of his administration to sustaining efforts at ensuring that insurance payments and other welfare benefits are promptly disbursed to beneficiaries.
