Amid rain, some retired police officers today staged a protest at the entrance gate of the National Assembly in Abuja, they were demanding their removal from the Contributory Pension Scheme.
The demonstrators, comprising elderly ex-police personnel, held placards and chanting solidarity songs as they stood in the rain, insisting that their welfare and dignity had been neglected for too long, vowing not to leave until their concerns were addressed by the leadership of the National Assembly.
Speaking during the protest, a retired Chief Superintendent of Police, CSP Manir Lawal (retd.) called on the government to exit police retirees from the pension scheme, which he described as exploitative and unjust.
