By Muhammad Aminu
Kano State Police Commissioner, Samaila Dikko, has donated N8, 900,000 to families of the deceased police officer who lost their lives while serving the Force.
The next of kin to the seven families of the late police officers were given cheques of the money on behalf of the benefitting families.
In a statement sent to The Daily Reality, Police spokesman in Kano, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, said the gesture was to ease the suffering of families before the entitlements of the deceased are paid.
“The Commissioner of Police, Kano State Command, CP Sama’ila Shu’aibu Dikko, fsi presents cheques amounting to Eight Million, Nine Hundred Thousand Naira (N8,900,000:00) to seventeen beneficiaries under the Inspector General of Police, IGP Alkali Baba Usman, psc(+), NPM, fdc Family Welfare Scheme.
The beneficiaries that were presented with the cheques are the Next of Kin of deceased Police Officers.”
CP Sama’ila Shu’aibu Dikko, fsi famously known by the good people of Kano State as “Nagari-Nakowa” urged the beneficiaries to judiciously use the money for the upkeep and welfare of the families.
He further stated that “the IGP’s welfare scheme was meant to ameliorate the suffering or hardship faced by the deceased immediate family before the benefits of such officers are paid. CP concluded his remark by praying for the departed souls,” the release noted.
The beneficiaries promised to make good use of the money as it comes at the right time for the families.
SP Kiyawa, however, did not mention how much each family received.