Retired Officers Block Abuja Villa Gate in Pension Scheme Protest

Retired police personnel and their families, under the Police Retired Officers Forum of Nigeria, blocked one of the gates of the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Monday to denounce the Contributory Pension Scheme. They carried placards with messages such as “End CPS” and “Police dey work, PenCom dey chop.” The group wants President Bola Tinubu to sign the Police Exit Bill passed by the National Assembly last December, which would remove police officers from the current pension framework. In a video shared by a national television network, former ASP Nurudeen Dahiru described the CPS as “fraudulent, illegal, inhumane and obnoxious.” He said retirees who served 35 years now struggle to feed their families and lack funds for housing and medical care. CSP Raphael Irowainu (retd), National Coordinator of the forum, noted that other security services have already exited the scheme. This protest follows earlier demonstrations by retired officers at the National Assembly and the Force Headquarters over low pensions and unpaid benefits.

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