Human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, on Monday led a protest to the Force Headquarters in Abuja, demanding improved welfare and the removal of police officers from the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS).
The protest, held in collaboration with the Nigerian Union of Retired Police Officers, attracted several aggrieved retirees who decried years of neglect and hardship under the current pension system.
Protesters were initially blocked from entering the Force Headquarters but were later escorted by police personnel to the National Assembly complex.
Chanting solidarity songs in the rain, they carried placards with messages such as: “Decent Salaries Now,” “End Police Slavery,” “CPS is a Death Sentence,” and “Dignity for Those in Uniform.”
Speaking during the protest, Sowore called the CPS “exploitative and unjust,” urging the National Assembly to initiate urgent reforms that would restore dignity to retired police officers.
He said many of the retirees live in poverty after years of serving the country and called on the government to act with urgency.
The retired officers vowed to continue peaceful demonstrations until concrete legislative action is taken.