Police denies threat by Officers to embark on strike over unpaid allowances

The Nigeria Police on Monday refuted a report on News Express Online Media, titled “Police Officers Threaten to Down Tools Over Unpaid Allowances” credited to one Pamela Eboh from Awka, Anambra State, noting that no such threat exists in the Force.

Acting DCP Jimoh Moshood, Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, Abuja, in a statement on Monday, declared that  “the report is untrue, a falsehood, unfounded, a fake news and mischievous attempt to misinform members of the public;” insisting that, ‘no Police Officer in Anambra State or anywhere in the country threaten to down tools over unpaid allowances.”

Moshood stated that no Police personnel is being owed any promotion allowance by the Force, maintaining that salaries and allowances are being paid on time and as at when due. ‘Once Police personnel is promoted to the next rank, it is expected of the officer to update and submit his/her salary variation update form to the Police Account and Budget Office for processing who will in turn forward same to the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (IPPIS Section) to effect payment of salary increment and allowances,” he explained.

The Force PPRO appealed:  ‘Members of the public are implored to disregard and discountenance the report that “Police Officers Threaten to Down Tools over Unpaid Allowances” as untrue, unfounded and a fake news.’