PHOTOS: Moment Retired Police Officers Protest In the Rain At N’Assembly Gate

PHOTOS: Moment Retired Police Officers Protest In the Rain At N’Assembly Gate

Amid rainfall on Monday, a group of retired police officers staged a peaceful protest at the entrance of the National Assembly in Abuja, demanding their removal from the Contributory Pension Scheme.

The elderly demonstrators, holding placards and chanting solidarity songs, stood undeterred in the rain, expressing frustration over years of what they described as neglect and mistreatment regarding their welfare and dignity.

One of the protesters, retired Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Manir Lawal, urged the government to withdraw police retirees from what he labeled an exploitative and unfair pension scheme.

He said, ” We are here to ask the government to remove us from the CPS. The pension scheme is exploitative and unjust.

“I am 67 years old. Many of us here are in our 60s and 70s. We have served this country faithfully and deserve to retire in dignity. This scheme has impoverished us. It is our right to demand better,” he said.

Despite the weather conditions, the retirees vowed to remain at the protest site until the leadership of the National Assembly responded to their demands.

Meanwhile, security personnel were present to maintain order and ensure the demonstration remained peaceful.

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