Nigeria, June 28 -- The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun (IGP), has presented over N8 million to 13 families of police officers who lost their lives in active service in Anambra State.

The police spokesperson in the state, Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement on Friday night.

Mr Ikenga, a superintendent of police, said the Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, Ikioye Orutugu, presented the cheques to the families on behalf of the IGP.

He said Mr Orutugu made the presentation earlier on Friday during the monthly meeting of officers at the commissioner's Conference Hall of the headquarters of the Police Command in Anambra.

The spokesperson said among beneficiaries were the family of the inspector who was "mista...