Gov. Ambode Compensates Families Of Slain Security Officers With N55m

The Governor, who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Tunji Bello, stated that the payment was in fulfillment of government’s promise to improve the insurance benefits of security operatives in the State

Each family of the four police officers that died during the operation got N10 million, while another officer who sustained injury during the attack, got N5million. N10 million cheque was presented to the family of a military officer, Capt. A Mohammed, who also lost his life during the attack.

Speaking at the presentation ceremony, Bello disclosed that the action of Governor Ambode was in appreciation of the supreme sacrifices paid by the late officers in the course of maintaining the safety of residents of the State. According to him: “This is to appreciate what the gallant officers have done; they sacrificed their lives in the course of protecting several of us and we have to appreciate them.

As a matter of fact, if we don’t do this, who will? The Governor has always said that we must continue to appreciate those who paid the supreme sacrifice for our lives because they died for us.

“We must continue to appreciate them because if we don’t do this, who will be ready to pay the supreme sacrifice for our safety? The officers are sent out to protect us and when they are going, they are not even sure of coming back and having paid the supreme sacrifice, should we leave them just like that, definitely not and it is in appreciation of what they have done that we are doing this,” he said.

The police officers’ whose families benefited from the death insurance scheme of the State Government are late Insp. Godwin Iroagbalahi, Insp. Francis Pemi, Sgt. Mamuda Dembo and Sgt. Idor Ekoro. The officers lost their lives after the successful rescue of kidnapped victims kept in the riverine area by the militants.