The Nigerian Union of Retired Police Officers have announced a mega protest in the Federal Capital Territory overover poor retirement benefits.
Chairman of the union, Mannir M. Lawal disclosed this in a telephone interview with DAILY POST on Wednesday.
The chairman said the union wants to exist the contributory pension scheme, which he described as fraud.
They are expected to converge at the national assembly complex on July 21 and move to the Force Headquarters where the Inspector General of Police will address them.
According to him, “Many of our 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”, he added.
