There was succour for over 200 widows of late Police Officers in Rivers State as Commissioner of Police,CP Olatunji Disu gifted them food items, rice and undisclosed amount of money to each of them yesterday 14th February,2024.
The Rivers Police Boss in his speech stated that it is a special event organized by the command to celebrate with late Police Officers wives Association (LAPOWA), as part of Valentine’s Day Celebration, stressing that the widows are representing interest of the police in taking care of the children left behind by their late husbands, and prayed for almighty God to continue to remember and guide them.
CP Disu also stated that the event was an initiative of the Inspector General of Police, IGP KAYODE EGBETOKUN, who directed that the late Police Officers Wives should be carried along and that informed the decision of the event.
In her speech, Mrs. Disu Mutiat Olufunmilola, the Chairperson of Police Officers Wives Association (POWA) and wife of Rivers State Commissioner of Police expressed gratitude to God almighty for the enablement to show love to LAPOWA on a special day, considering the roles their late husbands played in the fight for a better Policing while alive.
“Valentine is not for our spouse alone but to extend it to our loved ones” Mrs Disu said.
Meanwhile CP Disu and his management team have instructed Divisional Police Officers (DPO’s) to always support and give the needed protections to wives of late Police Officers for the sake of encouraging them.
In her contribuction, coordinator of Late Police Officers Wives (LAPOWA) Mrs. JOSEPHINE Okafor, in an emotion laden words said “this is the first of its kind where widows are celebrated and remember for Good”.
As one of the beneficiary,she expressed gratitude to the State Commissioner of police and added the gesture has impacted greatly on them and prayed God to keep the Commissioner and his men for greater achievement.
CP Disu,His Wife and Some Wives Of late Police Officers
Cross Section Of Late Police Officers Wives