Retired officers of the Nigeria Police Force, alongside their families, staged a protest on Monday, blocking a gate of the Presidential Villa in Abuja over dissatisfaction with the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS).
Operating under the Police Retired Officers Forum of Nigeria (PROF), the protesters described the scheme as “fraudulent, illegal, inhumane, and obnoxious,” calling on Bola Ahmed Tinubu to sign the Police Exit Bill into law.
The bill, passed by the National Assembly in December 2025 and forwarded to the Presidency in March 2026, seeks to remove police personnel from the CPS.
Led by retired CSP Raphael Irowainu, the group argued that while other security agencies have exited the scheme, police officers remain unfairly included.
They insisted that signing the bill would address long-standing welfare concerns and end what they described as a harmful pension system.
This marks another round of protests by retired police personnel, who have repeatedly demanded better welfare and full exit from the CPS.
Protesters have proceeded from the State House to the National Assembly, where they are awaiting two representatives currently in a closed-door meeting.
The President’s Chief Security Officer, CP Shugaba, assured them that their demand for removal from the National Pension Commission would be addressed by Monday.
