Dozens of retired police officers on Monday marched to the Presidential Villa in Abuja, demanding that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu sign the Police Exit Bill into law, which the National Assembly passed in December 2025.
The retirees, under the banner of the Police Retired Officers Forum of Nigeria (PROF), said the proposed law would remove the Nigeria Police Force from the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS), which they described as unfair to former officers.
The protesters, led by National Coordinator CSP Raphael Irowainu, trekked from the Three Arms Zone through the road in front of the Force Headquarters to the seat of power, braving the scorching Abuja sun.
Carrying placards, the Nigerian flag and police insignia, they insisted that remaining under the CPS had brought hardship to many retired officers.
According to them, the protest was aimed at urging the President to assent to the Bill, which was passed on 4 December 2025 and transmitted to him on 16 March 2026.
They described the continued inclusion of the police in the scheme as “fraudulent and illegal,” adding that the CPS is “inhumane and obnoxious.”
The demonstrators said the proposed law, once signed, would exempt the police from what they called a “slavery and untimely death-inducing pension scheme.”
At the Villa, the retirees blocked Gate 8, one of the entry points, briefly disrupting vehicular movement as they demanded an audience with the President.
Security personnel tried to persuade them to disperse, but the protesters refused, laying down mats, singing solidarity songs, and insisting on being addressed. Some were joined by their spouses and children.
As of the time of filing this report, there was no official response from the Presidency on the protesters’ demands.
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