Abuja, July 29, 2025 – Kayode Egbetokun, the Inspector-General of Police, has attributed the poor living conditions of retired police officers in part to the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS).
He said the conditions of living of retired police officers under the CPS was not acceptable to Nigeria Police Force.
Egbetoku said this in Abuja on Tuesday during a meeting with senior police officers.
He said the poor living conditions of retired police officers had negatively affected the morale of serving officers.
The IGP said most of the retired police officers under the CPS live in unacceptable conditions given their sacrifices in service to the nation.
“Their monthly pension under the CPS is maximally low and roughly inadequate to meet even the most basic needs. Many can no longer afford health care, housing, or a life of dignity.
“Most retired officers of the Nigerian Police Force live in conditions that are not only unacceptable but humiliating, given the sacrifices they made in service to the nation.
“Their monthly pension under the CPS is maximally low and roughly inadequate to meet even the most basic needs. Many can no longer afford health care, housing, or a life of dignity.
“This has turned retirement into a period of hardship and regret, eroding the confidence of serving officers, who now see their own future with fear rather than hope,” he said.
Egbetokun, however, warned retired police officers against making hasty condemnation of the CPS, saying that the scheme itself was not bad, but its operations, alleging that there might be a booby trap in the bill.
