Retired officers of the Nigeria Police Force and their families staged a protest on Monday at the gate of the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The demonstration was organised by the Police Retired Officers Forum of Nigeria (PROF), which accused the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) of being "fraudulent, illegal, inhumane, and unconstitutional." Protesters demanded immediate exclusion from the CPS and a return to the old Defined Benefits Pension Scheme. They claimed their inclusion in the CPS violates the retirement terms under which they served. Some retirees held placards and chanted slogans calling for urgent intervention by the presidency. The protest caused a brief disruption of movement at the entrance but ended without reported arrests or clashes. The retirees insisted they would continue demonstrations until their demands are met. No official response from the presidency or the Nigeria Police Force was issued immediately after the protest.
The Police Retired Officers Forum of Nigeria is challenging the legality of a pension system they were enrolled in after serving under different terms. Their protest exposes a broken promise to retirees who now face financial uncertainty despite decades of service. If the state does not honour its obligations to those who enforced its laws, trust in public institutions will keep eroding. Nigerians who once wore the uniform are being treated as liabilities rather than legacy.
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