By Kingsley Omonobi

Abuja — As part of his resolve to see to the welfare of all police personnel, the Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, yesterday, met with the families of deceased or missing police officers in the line of duty, assuring them the force will not abandon them.

The meeting was held in the premises of MOPOL 38 PMF Squadron, Akwanga, Nasarawa State where the families assembled.

Addressing the families, the IGP said the Force was concerned about the welfare of all its personnel as has been demonstrated in many ways since his assumption of duty.

He emphasized that he regreted the loss of any officer in line of duty, which the Force does everything humanly possible to prevent, adding that he was greatly disturbed about the fate of the missing officers and felt the hurt of the families.

As part of efforts to cushion the pain in each family, the Force has presented the sum of Five Hundred Thousand Naira (500,000.00) to them. The breakdown of the amount shows that

N200,000 is from the Police Reward Fund, N200,000 from the Nigeria Police Welfare Insurance and N100,000 being donation from the office of the IGP.

Meanwhile, the IGP has assured the families of the missing police officers that efforts are being made to trace and rescue them.