Retired officers of the Nigeria Police Force, alongside their families, on Monday converged on the Presidential Villa in Abuja to stage a protest, temporarily blocking one of the facility’s gates.
Operating under the banner of the Police Retired Officers Forum of Nigeria, the demonstrators voiced strong opposition to the continued inclusion of police personnel in the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS), which they harshly criticized as exploitative and unjust.
The group called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to urgently sign into law the Police Exit Bill, which was approved by the National Assembly on December 4, 2025, and reportedly forwarded to the Presidency on March 16, 2026.
According to the retirees, the proposed legislation would remove police officers from the CPS, a system they claim has caused significant hardship and suffering among their ranks.
Leading the protest was the forum’s National Coordinator, Raphael Irowainu, who told journalists that the demonstration was focused solely on securing presidential approval for the bill.
“Our mission here is clear,” Irowainu stated. “We are appealing to President Tinubu to give his assent to the bill that will take police personnel out of the Contributory Pension Scheme.”
He further expressed frustration that while other security and intelligence agencies have already been exempted from the scheme, police officers remain subject to it.
“Agencies like the military, the SSS, the Air Force, the Navy, and the National Intelligence Agency have all been removed from this system,” he said. “Yet the police, who play a foundational role in national security, are still left behind in what we consider an unfair arrangement.”
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The protesters insist that signing the bill into law would mark a major step toward improving the welfare of both serving and retired police personnel.