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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