The Inspector General of Police, Muhammad Adamu, has ordered the commencement of the second phase of registration and capturing of all retired police officers into National Health Insurance Scheme starting from Monday, March 15, 2021.
The exercise which is going to be in three batches is scheduled as follows:
- Monday 15th – Thursday 18th of March will cover South East states of Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo States- as well as South-South States of Akwa-Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross-river, Delta, Edo and Rivers.
- Monday 22ndMarch 2021-Thursday 25th March 2021 will cover North Central States of Benue, FCT, Kogi, Kwara, Nassarawa, Niger and Platue as well as Southwest States of Ekiti, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Osun and Oyo.
- Monday 12th April 2021-Thursday, 15thApril, 2021, will cover North East State, Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe, and North East States- Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto, and Zamfara.
The exercise was said to be aimed at ensuring that no retired police officer including his/her spouse regardless of rank on retirement was left out from having full access to NHIS services and benefits anywhere in the country.
To that end, the Commissioner of police, Ogun State Police Command, CP Edward Awolowo Ajogun, enjoined all retired officers residing in Ogun State to report at the nearest police area command office with their letter of retirement and retiree’s identity card from 22ndto 25th of March 2021 for capturing.
He noted that the exercise would afford those that were unable to register during the first phase the opportunity to do so without much ado.
The CP therefore, appealed to all retired officers within the state to seize the opportunity of the second phase.
