As part of efforts to show love among the widows of late police officers, the
Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Olatunji Disu has reached out to over 200 widows of late police officers in the State with food items and undisclosed amount of money to each of them.
Disu also expressed readiness of the State police command to always honour wives of late police officers, considering the roles their late husbands played in the fight for a better Rivers State while alive.
He spoke during a special event organized by the command leadership to honour and celebrate Wives of the late Police Officers’ Wives (LAPOWA) as part of Valentine Day celebration, stressing that the widows are representing interest of the police in taking care of the children left behind by their late husbands.
“Today we are here to celebrate the departed ones and to express our love and gratitude to you all. Here, over 200 widows are present and where are your husbands now? They died in fighting for the peace and unity of the State. They died in the line of duty.
“We remember you and to show you love and we pray the Almighty God to remember them because they all died in fighting for the nation. You are the ones taking care of the children and you have shamed our detractors who said Police children cannot be better. Our children are doing well thank you all.
“My management team and I, have instructed the DPOs to always support and give you the needed protection where ever you are. This is intended to give you all sense of belonging and ensuring that families of deceased police officers are well taken care of,” Disu said.
According to Disu, the event was an initiative of the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, who directed that Deceased Police Officers’ Wives should always be given sense of belonging and assurances that their husbands did not died in vain.
The leader of Late Police Officers Wives Association (LAPOWA) in the state, Josephine Alukabu, in an emotion laden words stated that the programme was the first its kind.
As one of the beneficiaries, she expressed gratitude to the state Commissioner of Police adding that the the gesture has impacted greatly on them.
She prayed to God to keep the Commissioner and his men and strengthen them to achieve for greater things for the state.
The Rivers Police Commissioner and his wife later prensented gift items and money to the police officers’ widows who were present at the event.
