The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun has met with retired policemen at the Peacekeeping Hall of the Force Headquarters, Abuja. He met with them on Monday evening after their peaceful protest early Monday morning to express concern over retirement benefits.
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The retired police officers had walked the streets of Abuja, heading towards the National Assembly, in protest of the current pension scheme for retired officers, demanding an exit from the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS), which they described as a “scam.”
Earlier, the Nigeria Police Force had explained in a press statement dated July 20 and signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, that the desire to exit the CPS has lasted over a decade and has been difficult to achieve due to what they termed ” administrative bottlenecks.”
“The agitation for improved police pensions, particularly the call for exit from the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS), is not a recent development. It has spanned over a decade. Since 2014, successive Inspectors-General of Police have demonstrated empathy, engaged critical stakeholders, and provided institutional support for this cause. Yet, despite these earnest efforts, the desired outcome has remained elusive; not for lack of will, but due to entrenched legal provisions, fiscal limitations, and administrative bottlenecks. The hard truth is that exiting the police from the CPS lies beyond the remit of any inspector-general, as the matter is deeply woven into a web of statutory mandates, inter-agency protocols, and policy inertia.”
Monday’s engagement was aimed at calming the officers and restoring an orderly atmosphere. As of the time of filing this report, the outcome of the meeting was yet to be disclosed.
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