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Original Post Date: 2011-07-25 Time: 10:00:01 Posted By: News Poster
By Chizoba Ogbeche And Chuka Odittah
Our investigation reveals that officers of the Nigeria Police who lost their lives either in sectarian clashes in Jos, Boko Haram insurgency in Bauchi, Plateau, and the FCT, or during any other fatal crises, were not paid compensation based on any life insurance agreement. But compensations for any loss of lives in the line of duty are at the whims of the police authorities in Abuja and subject to one’s years of service.
Several officers and men of the Nigeria Police, including top ranking personnel, have died in the line of duty at various parts of the country in recent times. Our investigation can confirm that families of deceased members of the police who die during active service are mostly paid compensatory sums not based on prior documentation.
LEADERSHIP can also confirm that officials of the Federal Fire Service, in particular the fire-fighting personnel of the establishment, do not have any comprehensive life insurance coverage known to the officials.
Independent enquiries carried out among workers of the Federal Fire Service reveal that no insurance package exists to cater for the workers or their families in the event of a mishap. Sources said that the situation was responsible for low morale among workers, in addition to making fire fighters tread with caution whenever they are on assignment.
But when contacted for comments on why there has been no life insurance policy for police personnel, the police public relations officer, Mr. Olushola Amore, said he was not in a position to know, on the grounds that it was not within his job schedule. Further efforts by LEADERSHIP to clarify the issue with the authorities of the Police Service Commission (PSC) and the office of the Minister of Police Affairs proved unfruitful.
But the story was different with the Federal Fire Service spokesman, Mr. Olisaemeka Machie. He maintained that the Federal Fire Service had an insurance policy agreement for all staff. According to him, a straight-jacket insurance policy was rolled out recently from the office of the Head of Service of the Federation to insure Federal Fire Service staff nationwide.
But fire fighters who spoke at various times with LEADERSHIP denied any knowledge of such an arrangement.
At the office of the Police Service Commission, it was said that issues regarding insurance of police personnel were under the purview of the Ministry of Police Affairs. When our correspondent visited the minister’s office, he was said to busy.
Meanwhile, assistant superintendent of police (ASP) Nangor Nangtim, who died in the wake of the Boko Haram attacks at the police headquarters in Abuja was a victim of the non-insurance of police personnel. The inspector-general of police, Mr. Hafiz Ringim, had, during a personal visit to Nangtim’s widow and mother of his 10 children, promised to package a compensatory gift for the bereaved family from the police force. But this package is not from his life insurance dues. Mrs. Rita Nangtim, LEADERSHIP can confirm, had, in addition to other requests to the Nigeria Police Force, sought an employment even as a cleaner.
She said that was to enable her cater for 10 children left behind by her late husband. Her husband was the gallant police officer who intercepted the suspected Boko Haram bomber who came with a car loaded with explosives that eventually killed many, including Nangtim. The IGP was reported to have been the target of the sect.
Original date published: 25 July 2011
Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201107251004.html?viewall=1