POLICE WELFARE (SALARY)

It is very common and easy to hear people say the police have failed in protecting lives and property anytime there is a civil disturbance or any crime.

One thing people don't take into account is why is the failure?

In order to function as humans, there are basic things we need like oxygen, water and food among many.

The police too requires some basic things to effectively work.

They are not spirits.

At the risk of whatever consequences that could arise as a result of this post, please find below the budget requirements for the police in 2016 and 2017 vis-a-vis what was allocated/released to them

In 2016, the police submitted an OVERHEAD budget of N90,645,426,172. The National Assembly in its WISDOM appropriated N9,250,656,307 representing less than 10% of the request. Until the year ended, only N6,369,343,519.18 was released.

In the same year, a CAPITAL budget of N331,000,000,000 was made. Out of this, the National Assembly appropriated N16,107,272,000. Until the year phased out, N10,026,818,000 was the amount released.

In 2017, the police sent in an overhead budget of N90,645,462,172 and N11,655,565,307 was appropriated out of which only N5,026,115,986.8 was released.

In the same year, a capital budget of N162,913,472,672 was submitted. Of this, N20,198,272,000 was appropriated. As at almost end of the year, only N3,000,000,000 was released.

The UN standard is ONE policeman to 400 persons.

The UN here refers to a fully kitted policeman who undergoes training and retraining continously and whose welfare is not being compromised.

It is ONE policeman to 800 persons here.

In terms of salaries, I have no issues when an American, British or Australian police is paid higher than the Nigeria Police.

What I find amazing is how a Cameroonian and a Ghanaian police earns much more than our police officers do.

LIST OF MINIMUM WAGES BY COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD.

1. Nigeria - $38 (N18,000).
2. Algeria - $175 (N83,000).
3. Belgium - $1,738 (N810,000).
4. Cameroun - 36, 270CFA ($75) N38,000.
5. Chad - $120 (N60,000).
6. Denmark - $1,820 (N900,000).
7. Libya - $430 (N190,000).
8. Japan - $1000 (N450,000).
9. Cote D'ivoire -36,607CFA $72.
10. New Zealand -$3,187 (N1.4m).
11. Luxemburg - $2,500 (N1.1m).
12. Spain - $760. (N300,000).
13. Switzerland - $5,620 - N2.5m.
14. USA - $11 per hour.

Ironically, Nigeria politicians earn the highest salaries the whole world.

In Luxemburg where minimum wage is $2,500, their lawmakers are paid $7,400.

In Libya where minimum wage is $430, law-makers earn $3000.

In Nigeria where minimum wage is $38 (N18,000), law-makers earn $65,000 (N29m).

The comparison is alarming.

Let's solve a little maths..... In 2010 you earn #50,000 naira, A Dollar was #160 Naira,that means you earn 315 Dollars per month.

In 2018,your salary remains #50,000 naira, that means you now earn about 137 Dollars per month.

In other words it means you have spent about 8years of your life working backwards.

Are you retrogressing or progressing

How long will this continue

What magic will the police do to perform as required by the UN with these little resources?

Put your self in a police man's shoe's, chances are you won't like what you see in your face.

Remember, police officers risk their lives to save yours. It's not something they do, it's something they are.

No matter what names they call us, I encourage all policemen to keep doing what is right..... We are what stand between good and evil.

The police takes the blame for a long systemic failure!

I urge all Nigerians to let the people in government no that police officers are suffering.

Sincerely speaking, the police is ill treated in Nigeria.

Some officers earned 1kplus last Thursday for their June salary while some where not paid, thankz to IPPIS...

I totally agree with you on this. The police is poorly motivated/paid. I wrote something similar on this issue 3 days ago but the MOD would prefer pushing snakes and yeyebrity to front page as if them help anybody.
Here is a link to my write up few days back.

https://www.nairaland.com/4600812/unpiad-police-allowance-more-questions