Retired police officers under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) have announced plans to stage a nationwide protest on July 21, 2025, demanding the immediate removal of the Nigeria Police Force from the scheme.
According to the retirees, the planned protest — which will be peaceful and coordinated across all 36 states of the federation — is necessitated by growing economic hardship, increasing cases of death among their ranks, and what they describe as the federal government’s persistent inaction on police pension reforms.
In a statement released by the leadership of the concerned retirees, they lamented that the CPS has not only failed to guarantee a decent life after service but has also left many ex-officers impoverished and without access to quality healthcare.
> “We served the nation with dedication and loyalty, but the current pension structure has reduced many of us to beggars,” one of the organizers said. “We are dying in silence. We cannot continue this way.”
They are calling on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the National Assembly, and relevant stakeholders to intervene and return the Nigeria Police to the Defined Benefits Scheme, as is already being enjoyed by the military and intelligence services.
The protesters warned that failure to address their concerns may lead to an escalation of civil actions in the future, though they emphasized that their July 21 march would remain nonviolent and orderly.
The planned demonstration reignites the conversation around the effectiveness of the Contributory Pension Scheme for uniformed personnel and the urgent need for equitable reforms across all security agencies.
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