Police officers under the auspices of Concerned Police Inspectors in Nigeria

are calling on the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Kayode Egbetokun to

release the non-payment of 11 months’ salary arrears.

The group disclosed this when they visited the Correspondent Chapel of the

Nigeria Union of Journalists, along Asutan Street, Uyo the Akwa Ibom State

capital

The officers drawn from different Police formations, who spoke on behalf of

their colleagues on condition of anonymity, lamented that their crime-

fighting morale had been dampened by the non-commitment to their welfare

by the police authorities, adding that they were about 1,500 officers

promoted from inspector 11-to-1, and appealed to the IGP, Kayode

Egbetokun, to use his offices to effect the payment for the affected officers,

to be able to address the harsh socio-economic realities on their families.

They lamented the high cost of living adding that it had begun to affect their

families, stressing that, since he assumed office as IGP, Egbetokun, had been

promoting officers without commensurate payment of their financial

accompaniments.