The police high command has disclosed that it would enrol its officers on the federal government’s Employees’ Compensation Scheme (ECS).
This, the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, said would provide additional social benefits for the Force and its personnel serving nationwide.
The scheme, being overseen by the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), is for employees in different organisations in case of injuries, diseases or death, which may occur in the course of work.
The IGP, who made this disclosure at Force Headquarters during the weekend when the Managing Director of NSITF, Oluwaseun Faleye visited him, said the Force would join hands with the NSITF to ensure compliance with the scheme among the public and private sector employers.
“From now on, we are going to work together to make sure that the Nigerian Police Force become active partners with the NSITF. We are going to contribute to the Scheme.
“We will do everything possible. Whatever that is stopping the NPF from contributing to the NSITF, we have to look into it and make sure that it works this time around,” Egbetokun said.
Egbetokun pledged that the force would join forces with the agencies to ensure that all private and public sector employers key into the scheme.
