By Adetokunbo FAKEYE
Nigeria – The Rivers State Commissioner of Police, CP Olatunji R. Disu, Psc, on Valentine day reached out to over 200 widows of late Police Officers’ Wives in the State with food items, rice and undisclosed amount of money to each of them.
At the colourful event, according to the command spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, CP Disu stated “this is a special event organized by the command to celebrate with wives of 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.
The CP wife, Mrs. Disu Mutiat Olufunmilola, who is the Chairperson of Police Officers Wives Association (POWA) in the state, also expressed gratitude to God almighty for the enablement to show love to LAPOWA on this 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”, she said.
“The CP and his management team have instructed Divisional Police Officers (DPO’s) to always support and give the needed protections for the sake of encouraging them.
“The Commissioner of Police, CP Olatunji Disu averred further that the event was an initiative of the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, Ph.D, NPM, who directed that the late Police Officers Wives should be carried along and that informed the decision of this celebrations today
“The coordinator of late Police Officers Wives (LAPOWA) Mrs. JOSEPHINE Okafor, in an emotion laden words says 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”, Iringe-Koko stated.
