Families Of Six Slain Police Officers Get N60 Million From Kebbi Government

The Kebbi State Police Command on Tuesday presented N60 million cheques to the families of six officers killed by bandits in active service in the state.

The officers reportedly lost their lives when they were engaged in a gun battle with the bandits while on guard duty at the GB Food Company, Gafara community of Ngaski Local Government Area of the state, on March 15.

Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), of the command, SP Nafi’u Abubakar, who disclosed this in a statement in Birnin Kebbi, on Tuesday added that the state’s Commissioner of Police, Musa Baba, presented the cheques to the families on behalf of GB Food and Farms Company.

“The cheques of N60 million were presented to the six families of the deceased, and each received N10 million.

“The company’s kind gesture is not only limited to supporting families of the deceased police officers but also aimed at boosting the morale of serving members of the force to do more in the fight against crime and criminality,” Abubakar said.

The PPRO also quoted the commissioner as advising the families to judiciously utilize the token in ameliorating their financial needs.

Speaking on behalf of the families, one Fafa Ijantiku, appreciated the kind gesture of the commissioner and the company.