Thousands of constables who were recently recruited into the Nigeria Police Force have not been paid salaries for the past four months. The recruits passed out of the police training institutions on December 29, 2020, and have not been paid since then despite resuming at their duty posts across the country. Speaking to SaharaReporters, one of the affected officers said that the situation had demoralised many of them as they were finding it difficult to meet their responsibilities to their families.
‘We’re Dying Of Hunger; We Depend On Alms, Bribes, Extortion To Survive,’ Newly Recruited Nigerian Police Constables Cry Out Over Unpaid SalariesOne of the affected officers said that the situation had demoralised many of them as they were finding it difficult to meet their responsibilities to their families.
He added that most of the constables were"surviving on bribes and extortion" due to the delay in the payment of salaries. “And we are working 12 hours a day, for the whole week. No time for any other things, please we are suffering and dying of hunger already. They are indirectly teaching us corrupt practices,” one of them said.
According to the commission, the police officers had not been issued their letters of appointment and should not be enrolled on the payment portal. Though the Court of Appeal September 30, 2020 ruled that the commission had the constitutional mandate to recruit constables, the NPF had gone ahead with the recruitment process in defiance of the court order.
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