Nigeria, Sept. 22 -- Pensioners under the umbrella of the Local Government Pensioners Association (LOGPAN) in Ogun State Wednesday shut down the state secretariat over the non-payment of N68 billion outstanding gratuity.

The pensioners blocked the two main gates of the secretariat, in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, the state capital locking out the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Tokunbo Talabi, civil servants, and visitors to the secretariat for over four hours.

The protesters, who were armed with placards indicating their anger, had in June staged a warning protest to express their grievances.

Speaking on behalf of the protesters, the State Chairman of LOGPAN, Sikiru Ayilara, expressed displeasure over the "inhuman treatments" being m...