‘Worthy ambassador’ — police commend officer who gave N2k to stranded health worker

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has commended Tobi Kanadi, a police inspector, who gave N2,000 to a stranded health worker in Abuja.

In a statement on Friday, Muyiwa Adejobi, spokesperson of force headquarters in Abuja, said the health worker was delayed in a long queue at an automated teller machine (ATM) stand.

Adejobi said the officer gave the health worker the money to enable her to return to the hospital and attend to medical emergencies.

He said helping citizens is part of the policing values of the force.

“Today we acknowledge and commend one of our own, Inspector Tobi Kulani Kanadi attached to police mobile force 44, Force Headquarters, Abuja, for being a worthy ambassador and for his thoughtfulness in sacrificing a cash sum of 2,000 Naira (the maximum daily allocated) for a health worker he met on a long ATM queue at National Hospital Abuja, who needed to make a withdrawal before proceeding to attend to some medical emergencies and whose plea to others on the queue had been rebuffed,” the statement reads.

“Looking out for the people we serve remains part of our policing values, and it’s heartwarming to see this exemplified by Inspector Tobi.

“We are continually committed to upholding the lofty tenets of compassionate and professional policing in our encounters with members of the public.”

EXEMPLARY GESTURE BY POLICE OFFICER

Today we acknowledge and commend one of our own, Inspector Tobi Kulani Kanadi attached to Police Mobile Force 44, Force Headquarters, Abuja, for being a worthy ambassador and for his thoughtfulness in sacrificing a cash sum of 2,000 Naira … pic.twitter.com/QauVW59tU1

— Nigeria Police Force (@PoliceNG) March 24, 2023

The police spokesperson commended him for his “exemplary gesture” and for being a “good ambassador” of the NPF.