FIC REPORT (DELTA STATE) – Smile and relief came the way of family members of deceased police officers as the Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command, CP Samuel E. Erale, psc, mnips, on Thursday 17th September 2026, presented 46 cheques amounting to Twenty-five million, four hundred and five thousand, two hundred and twenty six naira (₦25,405,226.57) to families and next-of-kin of deceased Police officers who served under the command.
According to a press statement by the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) SP. Bright Edafe, on behalf of the CP, the cheques presented at the Police Command Headquarters, Asaba, were claims under the welfare and insurance schemes of the Nigeria Police Force aimed at providing financial support to families of officers who lost their lives in service.
The CP stated that the presentation underscored the commitment of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, psc(+), NPM, to the welfare of Police personnel and the families of fallen officers.
He noted that although no amount of money can replace the lives of the deceased officers, the intervention was a demonstration of the Force’s resolve to ensure that the sacrifices of its personnel are remembered and that their families are not abandoned.
CP Samuel E. Erale, psc, mnips, sympathised with the beneficiaries and urged them to make judicious use of the funds, particularly towards the welfare and education of the children and other dependants left behind.
He reaffirmed the Command’s commitment to facilitating the prompt processing of legitimate claims due to families of deceased personnel and assured serving officers that their welfare and that of their families remain a priority of the Nigeria Police Force.
Responding on behalf of the beneficiaries, Moses Evelyn Animi expressed profound appreciation to the Inspector-General of Police and the Commissioner of Police for the kind gesture, noting that they were pleasantly surprised when they were contacted by the Command as according to her, they were not expecting the gesture at that point. She thanked the Nigeria Police Force for remembering and supporting the families of the departed police officers.
Felix Ijomah
FIC Asaba Delta State
19th September, 2026.
