Nigeria, Feb. 21 -- The Kaduna State Chapter of Retired Police Officers has announced plans to hold a peaceful protest in Abuja next Tuesday over the delay in passing two pension bills currently before the Senate.

The chairman of the group, CSP Mannir Lawal Zaria (retd.), made this known in a statement issued after their monthly general meeting at the Police Officers' Mess in Kaduna.

The retired officers are demanding the passage of two bills that would remove the Nigeria Police from the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) and establish the Nigeria Police Pension Board.

CSP Zaria stated that the planned protest will take place at the National Assembly premises in Abuja, aiming to push for their exclusion from the CPS and the creation of ...