Retired personnel of the Nigeria Police Force, along with their families, staged a protest on Monday by blocking a gate of the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Organized by the Police Retired Officers Forum of Nigeria (PROF), demonstrators condemned their ongoing inclusion in the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS), labeling it as “fraudulent, illegal, inhumane, and obnoxious.” Their demands specifically focused on urging President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to sign the Police Exit Bill, which was passed by the National Assembly on December 4, 2025, and sent to the Presidency on March 16, 2026. This proposed legislation would remove police personnel from the CPS if enacted.

CSP Raphael Irowainu (retd.), the National Coordinator of PROF, emphasized that the primary goal of the protest was to convince the president to enact the bill, stating, “Our major aim here is to prevail on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to sign our bill—the bill exiting the police from the Contributory Pension Scheme.” The retirees expressed frustration that, unlike other security forces, such as the military and the State Security Service (SSS), who have already been exempted from the CPS, police personnel are still bound by it. Irowainu lamented, “The police, who are the father of them all, are trapped in this obnoxious Contributory Pension Scheme.”

The protesters highlighted the detrimental impact of the CPS on their welfare, describing it as leading to “slavery and untimely death.” This demonstration marks another chapter in a series of protests by retired police officers regarding their pension rights, notably a similar protest held at the National Assembly in July 2025 and further demonstrations at the Force Headquarters in Abuja. The unrest among retired police personnel reflects a growing dissatisfaction with pension reforms and a disparity in benefits compared to other security agencies, underscoring their urgent call for reform in the treatment of their pensions.