The Commissioner of Police, Kogi State Police Command; CP Onuoha Bethrand C. on behalf of the Acting Inspector General of Police, Ag IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun has presented Cheques worth N4,700,000.00k to Next of Kins of 8 Police Officers who died in active service .

The Assistance Commissioner of Police in charge of Administration ; ACP Rufus Odediran who represented the Commissioner of Police during the event in Lokoja, noted that the Cheques were part of the IGP Welfare Insurance Scheme.

According to a statement by the Command Police Public Relation Officer, PPRO, SP William Ovye Aya,
the CP appreciated the Ag IGP for his kind gesture and appealed to the families to make good use of the money while wishing them safe journey back to their various destinations.

The beneficiaries thanked the Ag IGP and the State Police Command for the support and assured the Police of judicious use of the money.