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Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has condemned the Nigerian government’s treatment of its workers, particularly those in the police force.
Sowore expressed his outrage in a post on X.com on Friday.
This was in response to a viral video in which a retired Deputy Superintendent of Police, Esther Marcus, alleged that she was paid N1.7 million as a gratuity and N40,000 monthly as a pension after serving in the Nigeria Police Force for 35 years.
Reacting to this, Sowore wrote, “How on earth is anyone who worked for 35 years paid N1.7m ($1,100) as gratuity?
“This is a retired DSP of #policeng speaking about her pension and gratuity after retiring from the Nigerian Police Farce, this is so sad!”
Sowore highlighted the contrast between the pension paid to police officers and the salaries enjoyed by lawmakers, writing, “Nigeria does nothing but evil to its workers.
“It is the same country where a Senator takes home N29 million per month, but the irony is that these #policeng officers will kill you in a heartbeat for fighting the system that oppresses us all! ”
Commenting on Sowore’s post, Tony, tweeting as #MrTony_X, wrote, “The welfare of the Police department is one of the biggest problems in this country. How do you expect them to carry out their duties effectively when all they get for their services is peanuts, despite risking their lives? It’s a shame.”
Gbemisola tweeting as #QUEENOFDBLUES1 commented, “Well NPF prefers to take home peanuts while they worship those who pay them that peanuts instead of fighting for their rights.
“When the citizens decide to fight collectively, NPF will be used by those thieves taking all our money against the citizens. They should enjoy their peanuts.”
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