The Nigerian Union of Retired Police Officers under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) has rescheduled what it described as “the father of all peaceful demonstrations” to October 14, 2025, at the National Assembly in Abuja.
The Union, which comprises the Kaduna State chapter and 35 others including the Federal Capital Territory, had earlier fixed the mass protest for September 29, but the exercise was suspended following the National Assembly’s recess.
In a statement signed by its Kaduna Chairman, Retired CSP Mannir M. Lawal Zaria, and other members of the protest organizing committee, the Union lamented that the CPS has condemned thousands of retired police officers to untold hardship, poverty, and avoidable deaths.
According to the statement, many retired officers can no longer feed their families, afford medical treatment, or pay school fees for their children—forcing withdrawals from institutions ranging from nursery to tertiary level.
The Union further claimed that rising costs of living have worsened the plight of members, leaving many to die “rampantly” due to neglect.
“With all these challenges, we have no option but to stage this demonstration to appeal to lawmakers to exit retired police officers from the Contributory Pension Scheme,” the statement read. The retirees added that they and their families would remain at the National Assembly “until further notice” after the protest begins.
The Union has therefore called on all retired police officers nationwide, along with their families, to turn out in large numbers on October 14 at the National Assembly, Abuja, for what they termed “the father of all peaceful demonstrations.”
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