The Nigerian has reacted to reports that some of their personnel took to the streets to protest the non-payment of their salaries and dues.
According to the Tribune, the Police high command said that none of its personnel posted to Maiduguri, Borno State on special duties protested
This was contained in a statement by the spokesman for the Police, Jimoh Moshood, “Police Officers and men in the State are on their duty posts ensuring public peace and order”, he stated
According to the statement,” the attention of the Nigeria Police Force has been drawn to a media report that Policemen protested in Maiduguri over non-payment of their Special Duty Allowance
“The Force wish to categorically state that it is not correct that police personnel protested in Maiduguri today, 2nd July 2018
“Some of the Police Mobile Force personnel on Special Duty in Maiduguri went to the Borno State Police Command Headquarters on enquiry over the delay in the payment of their special duty allowance in the early hours of today and not on protest as reported in some media”.