LACK of proper dissemination of information on insurance premiums has left a good number of police officers exited from the force without proper benefits, Eastern Highlands police commander Chief Superintendent John Kale says.
Kale said many officers exited through retirement and reaching retirement age, sickness and death while being denied benefiting from lawful entitlements including insurances due to lack awareness.
He made this known in Goroka on Tuesday while thanking police top management for sending a police insurance team to conduct awareness among police officers.
“On behalf of policemen and women in the eight districts of Eastern Highlands, I thank Commissioner David Manning and his top management for sending police insurance officers to come to Goroka for the awareness,” he said.
“The officers did not only conduct awareness but took membership registration from officers which was very good to see.”
Kale also urged policemen and women to join police insurances because when they were sick or their family members were sick, they would need money and institutions like insurances would help them out.
“Police officers are not super human-beings, you will get old, retire or sick someday, it is always good to be prepared financially so get help when you need it,” he said.
Many officers from the districts including the Goroka headquarters filled out the forms and were registered.
Police insurance officer Sergeant John Akene and his team are in Goroka this week for the awareness and registration of police officers.
