Major Pension Reforms! Police Officers From Pre-2004 Asked To Provide Full Details

The Nigerian Police authorities have instructed all officers recruited before the establishment of the Pension Fund Administrators (PFA) on June 30, 2004, including inspectors and rank-and-file personnel, to submit their details.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

These officers are required to provide their information to the administrative office at the Federal Capital Territory Police Command Headquarters in Abuja by Monday, February 24, 2025, according to an urgent police wireless message exclusively obtained by SaharaReporters on Sunday.

The information to be submitted includes: serial number, name, gender, retirement date, pension pin, PFA name, salary structure as of June 30, 2004, and their grade level and step at that time.

The memo reads, “Pension scheme X as matter of urgency X all officers X Inspectors X rank and file X enlisted before the PFA come in to existence on 30 June 2004 X down ward X to submit their details to admin office urgently X on or before Monday being 24/02/2025 unfailingly for onward to pension office FCT Police Command Headquarters Abuja X under the following heading X S/No X Name X Gender X Date of Retirement X Pension Pin X PFA Name X salary structure as at 30 June 2004 X grade level and step as at 2004 X You’re further warned to make sure that all information provided are correct or you have yourself to blame X above for your strict compliance.”

Earlier in February, President Bola Tinubu acknowledged the inadequate salaries of Nigerian police officers considering the country’s economic situation, pledging to address the inadequacies in the pension system.

During a recent meeting with retired police officers and Nigeria Police Pensions stakeholders at the Police Resource Centre in Jabi, Abuja, Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, announced that President Tinubu has reviewed a proposal to improve the pension scheme for police officers.

Egbetokun added that President Tinubu agreed that retired police officers should receive higher compensation, and the police force has requested an annual intervention fund from the government to improve the welfare of its members.

Meanwhile, human rights advocate Omoyele Sowore, who has been vocal against oppression, participated in the ‘Egbetokun Must Go’ protest at the Federal High Court in Abuja on January 30. This came after his release on a ₦10 million bond, which included surrendering his passport and one surety of the same sum. Sowore referred to Egbetokun as the ‘illegal IGP’.