SAN FRANCISCO, April 21, (THEWILL) – Relief materials including food items were on Monday presented to wives of policemen who died in line of duty as a result of the Boko Haram insurgency in Borno State.
The items, one bag of rice and packs of detergents, presented to each of the 100 widows, were donated by the wife of the Inspector General of Police and president of Police Officers Wives Association, Hajiya Zara Abubakar.
Making the presentation at the Borno State Police Command headquarters in Maiduguri, the State capital, was the wife of the State Commissioner of Police, Rahinatu Tanko, who gave out the items on behalf of the IGP’s wife.
She noted that the items were parts of the gesture of the police management and POWA to identify with the wives of the slain policemen.
She disclosed that POWA president and wife of the IGP was particularly concerned about the welfare of the widows .
“It is to assist the widows and immediate families of the policemen who died in the course of their duty. I am also assisting with the donation of packs of detergents which we’re giving to the widows too on behalf of POWA in Borno,” Hajiya Tanko said.
The Deputy Commissioner of Police, Borno State Command, Rabiu Yusuf who represented the Commissioner, Lawan Tanko, praised the gesture, saying the widows must not lose hope even in the face of their present situation.
