The leadership of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) said, its attention has been drawn to a media publication captioned, “Policemen Threaten Strike over unpaid salaries”. The Force described the entire story as false and malicious and warned officers and men of dire consequences of such action.

The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO) Emmanuel Ojukwu, in a statement said it was pertinent to state that, “the leadership of the Nigeria Police Force is mindful of its responsibility towards the welfare of the workforce; part of which is promotion and recognition of hard work.”

According to him, “as is expected every promotion attracts some financial benefits, and which have been deeply considered in the course of processing and approving the promotions.”

“For the avoidance of doubt the Nigeria Police Force is working assiduously with relevant government departments and agencies to effect the payment of the promotion arrears. Meanwhile, all promoted officers have since January 2015 been enjoying the salaries attendant on their new ranks.”

Ojukwu said, “let it be stated for the umpteenth time that the Nigeria Police Force is founded on the bedrock of discipline and loyalty. The Police Regulation has provided enough windows for aggrieved officers to ventilate their grievances.”

The IGP wishes to use this medium to restate his commitment to the welfare of officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force. Hence all hands must be on deck to sustain measures put in place to ensure a safe and secured nation.

As such, the IGP is miffed that officers have to recourse to unapproved channels to air their perceived grievances. The IGP therefore warns such officers of the dire consequences of breaching extant rules and regulations.