Amid rain, some retired police officers on Monday staged a protest at the entrance gate of the National Assembly in Abuja.

The protesters are demanding their removal from the Contributory Pension Scheme.

The demonstrators, comprising elderly ex-police personnel, held placards and chanted solidarity songs as they stood in the rain, insisting that their welfare and dignity had been neglected for too long.

Speaking during the protest, a retired Chief Superintendent of Police, CSP Manir Lawal (retd.) called on the government to exit police retirees from the pension scheme, which he described as exploitative and unjust.

He said, “We are here to ask the government to remove us from the CPS. The pension scheme is exploitative and unjust.

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“I am 67 years old. Many of us here are in our 60s and 70s. We have served this country faithfully and deserve to retire in dignity. This scheme has impoverished us. It is our right to demand better,” he said.

Despite the rain, the retirees stood firm, vowing not to leave until their concerns were addressed by the leadership of the National Assembly.

Security operatives were seen monitoring the protest to prevent any breakdown of law and order.

The Delta State Police Command has arrested a 27-year-old man, Kelvin Obakpororo, for killing his lover, a mother of two, simply identified as Excellence.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Delta State Command, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed this on Sunday in Asaba, the Delta State capital.

He said, “You remember between June 26 and 27, 2025, the social media was awash with the mysterious murder of a girl named Excellence in Sapele, who was murdered by his boyfriend and the father of her two kids.

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“The suspect initially escaped but was eventually arreste. He is in the custody of the command.

“For those who are demanding justice for Excellence, we want to inform you that he (the suspected killer) has been arrested and we are assuring you that very soon, he will be arraigned in the court.”

Confessing to the crime, the suspect, Mr Kelvin Obakpororo, lamented that he was under the influence of drugs when he killed her.

“She was doing a hook-up. Whenever she came to my house, she would carry some clothes and change to see another man. So, on that fateful day, she came to my house and we had an argument. She took a knife and I took a hammer.”

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After I overpowered her, I used the hammer to hit her on her forehead three times before she fell and died.

“I didn’t know she would die, and it wasn’t my clear eyes. I took 200mg of tramadol. It’s a mistake. I’m so sorry. She had two sons: three and two-year-old sons, for me,” he narrated.

The suspect said he was into pressing (Internet fraud), and regretted killing the mother of his children.
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Retired police officers under the Contributory Pension Scheme on Monday moved from the National Assembly to the Police Force Headquarters.

Since their arrival, the retired cops have blocked the main gate of the Nigeria Police Force Headquarters in Abuja as part of a protest to demand their exit from the pension arrangement.

The demonstrators, mostly elderly ex-officers, gathered in large numbers and obstructed entry and exit into the premises, insisting they would not leave until their grievances were addressed.

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Amid the tension, the Commissioner of Police in charge of the Federal Capital Territory, Adewale Ajao, and the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, appealed to the protesters to vacate the entrance.

The protesters, however, rejected all pleas to vacate the premises.

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