500 Police Retirees Died While Fighting For Retirement Benefits

500 Police Retirees Died While Fighting For Retirement Benefits – REPON - Politics - Nairaland

Nairaland Forum › Nairaland General › Politics › 500 Police Retirees Died While Fighting For Retirement Benefits – REPON (9219 Views)

1 2 Reply (Go Down)

500 Police Retirees Died While Fighting For Retirement Benefits – REPON by ogododo(op): 12:42pm On Oct 03, 2024

The Bauchi State chapter of the Retired Police Officers Association of Nigeria (REPON) has disclosed that over 500 members have passed on while fighting for their retirement benefits.

REPON also lamented the delay of a proposed bill, submitted to the National Assembly since 2012, seeking the establishment of a police pension board.

Speaking at a press conference held in Bauchi, the Secretary of the chapter, retired ASP John Iliya, expressed frustration, stating, “We can no longer tolerate these empty promises.”

Iliya recalled that on May 21, 2024, members of the association protested at the National Assembly gate.

According to him, during the protest, Senator Ahmed Abdulkadir Mallam Madori, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Police Affairs, and his colleagues assured that their demands would be addressed by September 2024.

However, as of October 2, 2024, there had been no mention of the retired officers’ plight, particularly for those in Bauchi State.

Iliya warned that if their demands remain unmet, the association would be left with no choice but to stage another protest at the National Assembly.

He disclosed that one of the key demands of the association is the removal of the Nigeria Police Force from the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) and the establishment of a Police Pension Board. This, Iliya argued, would allow police retirees to manage their pensions independently.

He expressed disappointment that despite various meetings with House committees during their last recess, the Committee on Police Affairs had failed to address their concerns.

The association also criticized lawmakers for quickly passing the bill extending the tenure of the Inspector General of Police without public hearings, while the police retirees’ proposal remains neglected.

Iliya, therefore, called on the National Assembly’s Committee on Police Affairs to expedite the passage of the bill to avoid further protests by his members.

https://dailypost.ng/2024/10/03/500-police-retirees-died-while-fighting-for-retirement-benefits-repon/

2 Likes 2 Shares

Re: 500 Police Retirees Died While Fighting For Retirement Benefits – REPON by Xscape1993(m): 1:04pm On Oct 03, 2024

Nigeria is not a serious country.

9 Likes 2 Shares

Re: 500 Police Retirees Died While Fighting For Retirement Benefits – REPON by CyrusVI(m): 1:10pm On Oct 03, 2024

9 Likes 2 Shares

Re: 500 Police Retirees Died While Fighting For Retirement Benefits – REPON by ogododo(op): 3:10pm On Oct 03, 2024

Nawa on Nlfpmod, na dem dey kill youth.

1 Like

Re: 500 Police Retirees Died While Fighting For Retirement Benefits – REPON by tuoyoojo(m): 3:46pm On Oct 03, 2024

patriotism is not free of charge
countries that are working earn the patriotism of their citizens by how they treat the mass
when there is equality and fairness is perceived to be widespread, the citizen will go that extra mile for their country

Just imagine, the rubbish happening in Nigeria

12 Likes

Re: 500 Police Retirees Died While Fighting For Retirement Benefits – REPON by ThatNaijaNigger: 3:46pm On Oct 03, 2024

F the police !

12 Likes

Re: 500 Police Retirees Died While Fighting For Retirement Benefits – REPON by constant1960: 3:46pm On Oct 03, 2024

APC has finally finished us

1 Like

Re: 500 Police Retirees Died While Fighting For Retirement Benefits – REPON by Sirianese: 3:47pm On Oct 03, 2024

No one cares

3 Likes

Re: 500 Police Retirees Died While Fighting For Retirement Benefits – REPON by harmargedon: 3:47pm On Oct 03, 2024

Re: 500 Police Retirees Died While Fighting For Retirement Benefits – REPON by harmargedon: 3:49pm On Oct 03, 2024

CyrusVI:

This isnt on PBAT

We had diff Presidents before 2023, especially that clown that spent 6years on the helm of Affairs. Why didnt he look into this

GEJ was a waste of space at the Presidential Villa. We should rewrite our history and wipe off his own reign from the books

RIP to them

we'll tag his six years as free period for looting grin

2 Likes

Re: 500 Police Retirees Died While Fighting For Retirement Benefits – REPON by michoim(m): 3:49pm On Oct 03, 2024

Xscape1993:
Nigeria is not a serious country.

At all, at all...

2 Likes 1 Share

Re: 500 Police Retirees Died While Fighting For Retirement Benefits – REPON by Almunjid: 3:50pm On Oct 03, 2024*

The police are killing the youth and collecting bribes. As the Bible states in Romans 6:23, "For the wages of sin is death." By engaging in such corruption and violence, these police officers have contributed to the creation of a Nigeria that ultimately led to their demise.
Even in retirement, their retirement benefits are difficult to access without resorting to bribery. Those who cannot afford to bribe are left to fight for it. Wetin you do your fellow man today, ready for your own tomorrow. Their actions have not only harmed the youth but have also eroded the foundations of the very society they were meant to protect.

Peace!

9 Likes

Re: 500 Police Retirees Died While Fighting For Retirement Benefits – REPON by stunnert(m): 3:50pm On Oct 03, 2024

Corruption in high places will always be an unavoidable plague to the masses

Re: 500 Police Retirees Died While Fighting For Retirement Benefits – REPON by atiku4President(m): 3:50pm On Oct 03, 2024

Let's also have the figure of innocent Nigerians police kill while they are in active service.

1 Like

Re: 500 Police Retirees Died While Fighting For Retirement Benefits – REPON by ceejayluv(m): 3:50pm On Oct 03, 2024

CyrusVI:

This isnt on PBAT

We had diff Presidents before 2023, especially that clown that spent 6years on the helm of Affairs. Why didnt he look into this

GEJ was a waste of space at the Presidential Villa. We should rewrite our history and wipe off his own reign from the books

RIP to them

Buhari and Tinubu come be wetin?

8 Likes

Re: 500 Police Retirees Died While Fighting For Retirement Benefits – REPON by Yungmil: 3:51pm On Oct 03, 2024

Na so government work be?

Nigeria my country

Re: 500 Police Retirees Died While Fighting For Retirement Benefits – REPON by spiSeyi: 3:51pm On Oct 03, 2024

This is what we are saying instead of them and the lower rank military guys who suffer the same fate should join the protest and flush out this wicked politicians they will be shooting at harmless protesters that are indirectly fighting for them

4 Likes

Re: 500 Police Retirees Died While Fighting For Retirement Benefits – REPON by Omodua(m): 3:52pm On Oct 03, 2024

CyrusVI:

This isnt on PBAT

We had diff Presidents before 2023, especially that clown that spent 6years on the helm of Affairs. Why didnt he look into this

GEJ was a waste of space at the Presidential Villa. We should rewrite our history and wipe off his own reign from the books

RIP to them

You are talking of gej.

How about your Tinubu who is on vacation in UK. What has he done than impoverishing the people with anti people's policies?

Blame Tinubu for failing the country!😭

10 Likes

Re: 500 Police Retirees Died While Fighting For Retirement Benefits – REPON by mmadu4: 3:52pm On Oct 03, 2024

retire benefit . which work them do? Nigerian police are not suppose to get any benefits. thieves and criminals

2 Likes

Re: 500 Police Retirees Died While Fighting For Retirement Benefits – REPON by Softmirror: 3:53pm On Oct 03, 2024

Re: 500 Police Retirees Died While Fighting For Retirement Benefits – REPON by dalass(f): 3:53pm On Oct 03, 2024

I said earlier that heads of security agencies should be held accountable before we arrest petty thieves. Everyone will sit up.

What do you expect from serving officers who see their superiors serve without collecting their hard-earned benefits after many years?

Yet we are fighting corruption huh

We're not ready for this conversation undecided

Re: 500 Police Retirees Died While Fighting For Retirement Benefits – REPON by SAMBARRY: 3:54pm On Oct 03, 2024

When criminals, psychopaths,rapists are policymakers in nigeria, what do you expect

Even the nigeria police don't make you want to pity them considering their behaviour during end sars.people that were protesting for better welfare for police officers and a better quality of life for other Nigerians, you killed some and locked some up. You made some become disabled, blind deaf motherless, childless etc

How about the daily extortion from okada riders and other motorists nko, lying and implicating them, rounding up innocent people, arresting and locking them up illegally nko?

Releasing kidnappers, ritualistic and terrorists and exchanging them with innocent people who have no business with crime.omo the lost too much to mention

Re: 500 Police Retirees Died While Fighting For Retirement Benefits – REPON by emmabest2000(m): 3:55pm On Oct 03, 2024

There is a reason why I PLEAGED TO NIGERIA MY COUNTRY ended with SO HELP ME GOD

2 Likes 1 Share

Re: 500 Police Retirees Died While Fighting For Retirement Benefits – REPON by Confirm4real(m): 3:56pm On Oct 03, 2024

Karma

Re: 500 Police Retirees Died While Fighting For Retirement Benefits – REPON by zoomzoom(m): 3:56pm On Oct 03, 2024

[quote author=CyrusVI post=132270377] angry

This isnt on PBAT

We had diff Presidents before 2023, especially that clown that spent 6years on the helm of Affairs. Why didnt he look into this

GEJ was a waste of space at the Presidential Villa. We should rewrite our history and wipe off his own reign from the books

RIP to them.

Is this your stupid comment FOLLOW COME?...or acquired from ASSOCIATION OF DUMB PONUITES?.
One would expect this your BLAME GEJ SYNDROME to have been purged from your innards after the colossal plethora of malgovernance we've suffered in the hands of those your "CHAMPIONS" who came after .
But NO, YOU DON'T LEARN!!

Re: 500 Police Retirees Died While Fighting For Retirement Benefits – REPON by Jaylord12(m): 3:56pm On Oct 03, 2024

CyrusVI:

This isnt on PBAT

We had diff Presidents before 2023, especially that clown that spent 6years on the helm of Affairs. Why didnt he look into this

GEJ was a waste of space at the Presidential Villa. We should rewrite our history and wipe off his own reign from the books

RIP to them

You are a clown.....what is the present president doing in The Villa? We just too wicked in this Country....imagine this kind statement....Am still waiting to see what President Tinubu will do differently

5 Likes

Re: 500 Police Retirees Died While Fighting For Retirement Benefits – REPON by BoldBrainz(m): 3:57pm On Oct 03, 2024

Nothing concern us Obidients.

We're still busy lamenting Obi's loss and queuing for bread in Lagos to be bothered about news like this.

This is for those sophisticated lovers of Nigeria and political master strategists whose relic of a brother is currently at Aso rock😊.

1 Like

Re: 500 Police Retirees Died While Fighting For Retirement Benefits – REPON by osuofia2(m): 3:57pm On Oct 03, 2024

CyrusVI:

This isnt on PBAT

We had diff Presidents before 2023, especially that clown that spent 6years on the helm of Affairs. Why didnt he look into this

GEJ was a waste of space at the Presidential Villa. We should rewrite our history and wipe off his own reign from the books

RIP to them

Good luck Jonathan is far better than the tpain currently in flitting pains in Nigerians

3 Likes

Re: 500 Police Retirees Died While Fighting For Retirement Benefits – REPON by mikywonder(m): 3:58pm On Oct 03, 2024

CyrusVI:

This isnt on PBAT

We had diff Presidents before 2023, especially that clown that spent 6years on the helm of Affairs. Why didnt he look into this

GEJ was a waste of space at the Presidential Villa. We should rewrite our history and wipe off his own reign from the books

Mumu
Empty brain

RIP to them

Re: 500 Police Retirees Died While Fighting For Retirement Benefits – REPON by achimendy(m): 3:59pm On Oct 03, 2024

CyrusVI:

This isnt on PBAT

We had diff Presidents before 2023, especially that clown that spent 6years on the helm of Affairs. Why didnt he look into this

GEJ was a waste of space at the Presidential Villa. We should rewrite our history and wipe off his own reign from the books

RIP to them

You need serious medical attention asap.

4 Likes

Re: 500 Police Retirees Died While Fighting For Retirement Benefits – REPON by id4sho(m): 4:00pm On Oct 03, 2024

1 2 Reply

Retirement Benefits: Service Chiefs To Go Home With Bulletproof Suvs, Prado Jeep • Police Retirees Protest And Sowore's Spectacle - Muhammed Balami • Breakdown Of Retirement Benefits Of Service Chiefs • 2 • 3 • 4

Police Halts planned ADC Meeting In Kaduna, El-Rufai reacts • Auto Crash Claims Nine In Ogun • Nigeria's President Jonathan Set To Commission Four Naval Warships