Police not owing salaries –Kwara CP

The Kwara State Commissioner of Police, CP Tuesday Assayomo, has stated the police should not owing any policeman or girl wage, neither is the power owing particular constabularies wage.

Assayomo stated this in response to a protest by police particular constabularies that precipitated severe visitors gridlock alongside the favored Ahmadu Bello Approach in Ilorin, the state capital, over alleged non-payment of salaries.

This was contained in an announcement titled, ‘Viral video on Fb of policemen protesting non-payment of wage in Kwara State’, signed by the Command’s spokesperson, SP Okansami Ajayi.

The assertion stated the idea of group policing and recruitment of particular constabularies was voluntary in nature since they weren’t on month-to-month remuneration like the traditional policemen.

It clarified that group policing throughout the state was voluntary and, due to this fact, not a paid job, including that contributors had been adequately briefed on zero remuneration.

The assertion learn, “The Kwara State Police Command needs to dissociate herself from a video already spiralling on Fb, concerning a protest by some purported policemen over the non-payment of 1 yr wage.

“For functions of clarification, the characters seen within the video are police particular constabularies recruited to enrich the operation of group policing. It is very important state that the idea of group policing and recruitment of particular constabularies is voluntary, that means they don’t seem to be on month-to-month remuneration like the traditional policemen.

“This a lot the constabularies had been briefed earlier than taking over the job, apart from, the job will not be a full-time job.

“The Commissioner of Police Kwara State, CP  Assayomo psc (+) needs to state categorically that the police should not owing any policeman or girl any wage, neither is the police owing the particular constabularies wage. Due to this fact, members of the general public are suggested to ignore the viral video because it was designed to embarrass the police and to attract undue sympathy from the general public. “The women and men of the particular constabulary are at liberty to honourably disengage from the service in the event that they so want.”