Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Friday announced the approval for the upward review of insurance compensation for police officers serving in the state.
Ambode, according to a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Habib
Aruna, said this during his visit to the state command Police
Headquarters, Oduduwa in the Ikeja area of the state, where he
interacted with Divisional Police Officers and Area Commanders in the
state.
He said the compensation, which covers death and permanent disability
to police officers in the line of duty, was last reviewed 16 years ago.
Before the review, senior police officers received insurance
compensation of N2m, Inspectors, N1.5m while the Rank and File are
entitled to N1m.
The governor said although the Federal Government, through the
Contributory Pensions Act, had made provisions to insure the lives of
all Police officers, former state governors – Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and
Mr. Babatunde Fashola – had subscribed to additional Group Life Scheme
for the officers.
Ambode added that the gesture was borne out of the need to compensate
for the hazards associated with policing, noting that the value of the
compensation had become grossly inadequate.
The governor however seized the occasion to seek the support and cooperation of police officers in facilitating the strict enforcement of the Lagos State Law on Protection Against Violence, 2007, as well as the Criminal Laws of Lagos, 2011, in the government renewed effort to wage war against domestic violence against women and rape.
“By doing that, we will be sending a strong signal of zero tolerance to such barbaric acts and also conveying a message of assurance to our women of our commitment to their protection,” he stated.
Ambode, who was earlier received by the State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Kayode Aderanti, at the Lagos Police Command Headquarters, commended the command for the efforts in keeping the peace in the state in the past years and urged the security officers not to relent in carrying out their duties.
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