Nigerian Police Deny Protest by Officers in Presidential Villa over Unpaid Allowances


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The Nigerian Police on Monday said none of its personnel protested at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, over unpaid allowances.



There were reports of protest by officials of Nigerian Police posted to the Presidential Villa over unpaid allowances since 2015.



The Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Jimoh Moshood, said: "The attention of the Nigeria Police Force has been drawn to online news captioned: 'Villa Police Protest unpaid Allowance Since 2015’.



"The Force wishes to categorically state that salaries and allowances of police personnel across ranks throughout police formations, departments and detachments, including those attached to the Presidential Villa are being paid as at when due.”



Moshood explained that the "special and ad-hoc duties allowances are also promptly paid on completion of such duties.



"The report was carefully studied and was found out to be outright falsehood, unfounded, mischievous and fake news.



"There was no time the policemen in the Villa or anywhere else in the country protested over any issue relating to payment of allowances or whatsoever," he stated.



He added that "Nigeria Police Force is a disciplined organisation and its personnel are not allowed to engage in any act that can subject the Force to public ridicule or embarrassment.



"Furthermore, it is incumbent on the Force to educate the writer of the report that police personnel’s emolument includes salary and other allowances, and in addition, all personnel of the Force enjoy insurance and assurance cover provided for by the Force and the federal government to cater for recognised and some unrecognised risks they are exposed to while carrying out core police duties on daily basis.



"Also, no senior police officer in the Villa or elsewhere mismanaged or infringed on payment of allowances meant for the police personnel serving in the Villa."



Moshood added that "it is pertinent for the public to know that no police officer serving in the Villa has complained officially or otherwise of unpaid allowance since 2015.



"Consequently, members of the public are implored to disregard and discountenance the report in its entirety as untrue, misleading, and mischievous, and regard it as fake news.   



"While the Nigeria Police Force is assuring the media of continuous supports and cooperation, they are implored to always verify facts before publishing in order not to cause panic, tension and misinformation in the minds of the public," he stated.

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