Defence presents N171m to beneficiaries of dead military personnel
The Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Oluseyi Petinrin, has presented N171 million life insurance benefits to the 41 nearest relatives of military personnel killed in various operations.
Petinrin presented the cheques to the beneficiaries of the military personnel killed between March, 2010 and November 2011 on Wednesday in Abuja.
He urged them to desist from fraud and spend the money judiciously to improve the welfare of their families.
He promised that the Nigerian Armed Forces would stand behind the deceased’s next of kin by ensuring that the payment of their benefits was given priority.
The defence chief commended the leadership of the Budget Office, Standard Alliance Insurance and Leverage Insurance Broker, for making Nigerian Armed Forces realise its dream in terms of the staff welfare.
Air Commodore Ibrahim Shafi, the Director, Legal Service, Defence Headquarters, recalled that 3,400 military personnel were killed in various operations between July, 2004 and February 2010.
Shafi said that out of the 3,400 about 1559 next of kin of the deceased had been paid their benefits, remaining 1,841 families, who were yet to be paid.
He said that the 41 beneficiaries, who received the cheques, were selected from those killed in various military operations between March 2010 and November.
Mrs Dewaluwa Saleh-Bibinu, who spoke on behalf of the beneficiaries, commended the leadership of the Nigeria Defence for giving them the money to improve their welfare and called for more welfare packages.
The Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Oluseyi Petinrin, has presented N171 million life insurance benefits to the 41 nearest relatives of military personnel killed in various operations.
Petinrin presented the cheques to the beneficiaries of the military personnel killed between March, 2010 and November 2011 on Wednesday in Abuja.
He urged them to desist from fraud and spend the money judiciously to improve the welfare of their families.
He promised that the Nigerian Armed Forces would stand behind the deceased’s next of kin by ensuring that the payment of their benefits was given priority.
The defence chief commended the leadership of the Budget Office, Standard Alliance Insurance and Leverage Insurance Broker, for making Nigerian Armed Forces realise its dream in terms of the staff welfare.
Air Commodore Ibrahim Shafi, the Director, Legal Service, Defence Headquarters, recalled that 3,400 military personnel were killed in various operations between July, 2004 and February 2010.
Shafi said that out of the 3,400 about 1559 next of kin of the deceased had been paid their benefits, remaining 1,841 families, who were yet to be paid.
He said that the 41 beneficiaries, who received the cheques, were selected from those killed in various military operations between March 2010 and November.
Mrs Dewaluwa Saleh-Bibinu, who spoke on behalf of the beneficiaries, commended the leadership of the Nigeria Defence for giving them the money to improve their welfare and called for more welfare packages.
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