Police introduce better welfare package for officers
AIG Bala Hassan in charge of Zone 2 said
in Lagos on Thursday that the Police
High Command had introduced better
welfare package for its officers and men.
Hassan made the assertion during a visit
to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN),
Lagos office.
The zone comprises Lagos and Ogun
states. Hassan took over in September
from AIG Matthew Mbu, who has been
redeployed to Police College.
According to him, the initiatives are
morale boosters to the officers and men.
“As directed by the I-G, when we send
our men out on patrol on the highways,
we give them rations and water to
satisfy their hunger as they cannot get
such things to buy in the bush.
“We also send officers to go and monitor
their welfare and such officers do not go
there empty-handed.
“This is happening for the first time as
part of the welfare package,’’ Hassan
said.
He said the police authorities were
building houses across the country, using
their personnel in the various
engineering fields.
The AIG said the initiative was part of
efforts aimed at ensuring that officers
had their own houses before retirement.
“The I-G has also commenced police
housing scheme and this is different
from what others have done.
“How can a junior officer get money to
build a house worth N5 to N6 million?
“The I-G has made our housing and
works department vibrant because we
have graduates in the force that read
architecture and other related
engineering courses.
“He has assembled them to constructs
the houses and since they are paid
salaries, they are not going to be paid
any workmanship.’’
Hassan disclosed that the project had
commenced in three states and would
extend to other state soon.
He said:“They have started constructing
houses for officers in Kastina, Edo and
one other state.
“The idea is to ensure that officers get
houses at very cheap rates.
“Once you are sure that after retirement
you have a place of your own, the officer
will not molest people here and there.
“These are some of the things the I-G has
packaged as welfare for our men so that
they can perform better.’’
On compensation to families of officers
who died in active service, Hassan said
N57 million was doled out to them on
Oct. 28 in Lagos.
“This will enable the families to continue
to take care of the children left behind
by the deceased officers.
“It is a form of insurance, and we
warned them that the money was not for
frivolities … it is for the school fees of
the children.’’
Hassan also disclosed that the police had
unveiled a health programme for officers
and men.
“The I-G has directed that every police
officer whose father, mother, wife,
children or any relation has any
terminal disease should be treated here
in Nigeria free instead of going to India.
“The treatment covers diseases such as
cancer and others.
“The hospital can ask them to bring N5
million or N10 million and there is no
way such officers can raise that kind of
money and that is another form of
welfare,’’ he said.
On scholarships, Hassan said the police
had begun doling out of scholarships to
children of policemen who excel in
public examinations.
“Police have created a scholarship
programme for children of junior
officers.
“The scholarship will cover their
education from secondary school to the
university level.’’
Inspector-General of Police, Solomon
Arase. photo below
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