Police retirees under the Contributory Pensions Scheme on Saturday in Kano embarked on another protest over the alleged lack of equity in their pension scheme.
The police retirees embarked on the protest after their emergency executive meeting held at Sani Abacha stadium , Kano State saying that they are tired of the pension Scheme managed by PENCOM
The retirees disclosed that they had in April taken their first protest to the National Assembly and they made similar demands in a form of a petition which received the blessings of the Senate following which an investigative hearing of their petition was carried out, but up till now there is no any development.
The chairman of the Kano State Chapter of the Nigeria Police retirees Under Contributory Pension Scheme, ASP Yunusa Yahaya Madaki (Rtd) who led the peaceful protest , alleged that their pension and gratuities are being fraudulently diverted into private pockets.