VsXtra Info: Nigeria Policemen block Maiduguri-Kano road over 7 months none payment, calls IG a thief

Nigeria Policemen block Maiduguri-Kano road over 7 months none payment, calls IG a thief

Some men of the Nigerian Police Force on Monday 1th June, 2018 took to the street of Maiduguri to protest over none payment of allowance by the Inspector General of Police.


The men of the Nigerian Police Force took to the street of Maiduguri Borno State capital to protest over the IGP refusal to pay their seven month allowance.


The corps who sang songs of rebellion chanting "IG is corrupt, IG is a thief, Where are our allowance, Buhari is a good man but IG has eaten our allowances, Buhari must hear this."


According to reports, public schools around the Borno Police Command were forced to join the protest abandoning their academic activities.


The leader of the aggrieved corps who pleaded his name not be mentioned stated that, "We have about 50 squadrons here, we are all visiting Mobile Policemen.


"Can you imagine that we have not been paid our allowances for seven months? Some of our personnel here lost their children simply because they could not afford health services.


"Just go inside the commands, you would see where some of our personnel have been sleeping for months. They brought us here for special service but we have subjected to slavery here.


"Soldiers are receiving their monthly allowances plus three meal per day, but we don't enjoy such. We demand explanation." The policemen called on President Buhari to investigate the IGP, Ibrahim Idris over corruption practices and collecting bribe to promote some officers.


"We want President to know our plight and address it. We also want the president to investigate those who are buying promotion and it should be reversed." Another aggrieved officer said.