Families of fallen police officers receive N10.6m each in Ogun

The Commissioner of Police, Ogun State Command, CP Bode Ojajuni, on behalf of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has presented cheques totalling Ten Million, Six Hundred and Fifty-Eight Thousand, Three Hundred and Ninety-One Naira, Thirty-Six Kobo (₦10,658,391.36) to the families and next-of-kin of deceased Police officers who served under the Command.

The presentation, held today at the Command Headquarters, Eleweran, Abeokuta, was executed under the Nigeria Police Force Group Life Assurance and the IGP Family Welfare Schemes, initiatives tailored to cushion the financial impact on households whose breadwinners paid the ultimate price in active service to the nation.

Accompanied by members of the Command Management Team, CP Bode Ojajuni personally handed over the cheques to the beneficiaries. Addressing the recipients, the Commissioner of Police underscored the IGP’s unwavering dedication to personnel welfare. Describing 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, CP Ojajuni noted that this financial intervention serves as a tangible token of the Force's enduring gratitude and institutional duty to stand by them.

Responding 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 channelled responsibly toward the education, upkeep, and overall stability of the children and dependents left behind.