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Retired police officers from various state chapters gathered at the National Assembly in Abuja on Tuesday to protest the non-payment of their pensions. The retirees expressed deep concern over the severe hardships they face due to the National Pension Commission’s failure to disburse their entitlements.
The protesting officers called on the Federal Government to exempt them from the contributory pension scheme. This protest is not an isolated incident; in September 2021, retired officers from 27 states also demonstrated at the National Assembly, demanding their pension payments.
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During the 2021 protest, the retirees carried placards with messages such as “NPF pension defrauding police retirees, SOS,” “Police officers are dying in penury under the contributory pension scheme,” and “CPS is a death sentence against police!”
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