Following alleged threat by police officers to embark on strike, the Nigeria police has denied it is owing any of its staff.
Jimoh Moshood
The Nigeria Police Force has said no personnel in Anambra State or any other part of the country is owed any allowance, according to a report by TheNation.
This is coming following an online media reported that some Police personnel in Anambra State threatened to embark on strike over unpaid allowances.
The Police in a statement in Abuja on Monday by the Force Spokesman, Ag. DCP Jimoh Moshood also described the report as “fake”.
The statement reads: “The Force wishes to categorically state that the report is untrue, a falsehood, unfounded, a fake news and mischievous attempt to misinform members of the public as no Police Officer in Anambra State or anywhere in the Country Threaten to Down Tools Over Unpaid Allowances.
“To set the record straight, no Police personnel is being owed any promotion allowance by the Force as 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.”