{"id":169712,"date":"2025-07-16T09:17:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T08:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/retired-police-officers-plan-major-protest-over-benefits"},"modified":"2025-07-16T10:20:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T09:20:13","slug":"retired-police-officers-plan-major-protest-over-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/retired-police-officers-plan-major-protest-over-benefits","title":{"rendered":"Retired Police Officers Plan Major Protest Over Benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Nigerian Union of Retired Police Officers has notified the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun of an impending protest over poor retirement benefits.<\/p>\n<p>Chairman of the union, Mannir M. Lawal disclosed this in a telephone interview with DAILY POST on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the union had issued a notice to the IGP that its members from across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT are coming to Abuja on July 21 \u201cfor a mother of all<\/p>\n<p>peaceful protest\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He said the union will picket the national assembly complex and thereafter, move to the force headquarters, Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>Lawal told our correspondent that the union wants to be removed from the contributory pension scheme, describing it as fraud.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany of members have died and a lot are still dying because of abject poverty. Some of our members are receiving as low as N18,000 as monthly benefits\u201d, he added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Nigerian Union of Retired Police Officers has notified the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun of an impending protest over poor retirement benefits. Chairman of the union, Mannir M. Lawal disclosed this in a telephone interview with DAILY POST on Wednesday. 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