The Union of Retired Police Officers under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) has announced that they will stage a peaceful protest at the National Assembly on Monday to press home demands for better pension benefits.
In a statement on Thursday, the chairman of the Kaduna State chapter, CSP Mannir Lawal Zaria (rtd.), said the move was necessitated by the unbearable living conditions facing members.
Zaria decried what he described as “widespread poverty, lack of access to healthcare, inability to afford basic feeding, children being withdrawn from schools, and increasing deaths among retired personnel.”
According to him, delegates from the Kaduna chapter would join colleagues from the 35 other states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to storm the National Assembly in Abuja.
The resolution, he noted, followed a virtual meeting of the union on Monday, September 22, 2025, where members revisited their long-standing demand for the exit of the Nigeria Police Force from the CPS.
“For more than 15 years, we have consistently petitioned the government, staged protests, and submitted memoranda to lawmakers,” Zaria said.
He recalled that the agitation had led to three public hearings, during which lawmakers were shown evidence comparing the meagre pensions received by retired police officers under the CPS with the more robust packages enjoyed by their counterparts in the military and the Department of State Services (DSS).
“Despite lawmakers being fully aware of these economic hardships, no meaningful improvements have been made,” he lamented.
