Retired officers of the Nigeria Police Force staged a protest in Abuja, demanding their removal from the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) and decrying persistent delays in the payment of pensions and benefits.
The retirees marched towards the Presidential Villa, displaying placards and chanting slogans to highlight what they described as years of neglect and financial hardship following their service.
“We have served the Nigeria Police for 35 years, with pain and suffering. Now that we are retired, we are supposed to go home and enjoy the fruits of our labour, but the police and the government have decided that we should continue to suffer and die in suffering. We say enough is enough,” one protester said.
Another retiree emphasised that the demonstration was driven by longstanding entitlement issues, rejecting any attempt at intimidation.
“We are fighting for our rights and you say you will deal with people? You cannot intimidate us,” he stated.
The demonstrators also reinforced their demands through chants: “We no gree, we no go gree, wuru wuru pension, we no go gree”.
The protest underscores growing dissatisfaction among retired public sector workers regarding pension administration, with broader implications for workforce morale, post-service welfare, and trust in institutional compensation systems.
