Police constables, on Wednesday, held a protest in Osun state
over alleged non-payment of their salaries.
According to NAN, the police constables marched through some
areas in Osogbo, the Osun capital, carrying placards with inscriptions that
read ‘Pay our Salaries Now’, ‘Some are Dead’, ’18 Months, No Stipends’, and
‘Pay Us our Stipends and Allowances’.
A police constable, who identified himself as Tijani
Adewale, told journalists that they had not been paid their salaries for 18
months, since the completion of their training.
Adewale said despite the non-payment of their salaries, they
have remained committed to protecting lives and property of citizens.
He said three constables had lost their lives while carrying
out their duty, adding that the officers had made efforts to ensure that their
salaries were paid, but nothing happened.
Adewale Olokode, commissioner of police in the state, while
reacting to the development, asked the officers to stop the protest and forward
their demands to the appropriate quarters.
“You are embarrassing the force with your protest. You
should have channelled your grievances to the appropriate quarters,” Olokode
said.
“It’s just like you
are disturbing public peace with your protest. As far as you are wearing this
uniform, we expect you to maintain high discipline.”
Meanwhile, a police officer who pleaded anonimity said
officers in the state had also not been paid their allowances for covering the
July 16 Osun governorship election.
“We have made efforts to find out the reason for the
non-payment and we have not gotten any concrete feedback from the force
headquarters,” NAN qouted the officer as saying.
“It is against the code of service to protest in demand for
the allowance, but we are appealing to the inspector-general of police to look
into our case.”
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