Fear Of Strike: IGP Orders Implementation Of New Salary Structure For Policemen

 

Following reports of strike, the Inspector General of Police has ordered the immediate implementation of the new salary structure for all officers.

 

Recall that there were reports that the police officers were planning to go on strike.

 

The IGP took the measure as part of efforts to prevent the officers from engaging in industrial action.

 

The delivery of uniforms and other NPF accouterments was also approved by the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba.

  

According to a police wireless message dated March 15, 2022, with reference number, CB: 4001/DOPS/FHQ/ABJ/Vol, heads of departments and State commissioners of police are told to sensitise their officers on why they should not try to go on strike.

 

The force headquarters, through the signal, assured that the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, had directed the immediate computation of salary under the new salary structure.

 

The signal reads inter alia: “Intelligence reports available to Inspector General of Police indicate that some members of the rank and file are intending to embark on strike over non-payment of the new police salary structure, failure in providing sophisticated weapons to fight crime and poor general welfare of policemen.

 

DAILY POST reports that the Force Acting Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, had warned the rank and file that any strike or disruption of law enforcement services would be treated as mutiny.