16/07/2025
Guarding with Empty Pockets: The Nigerian Police and the Crisis of Security Welfare |
By The BRAIN Magazine
“You cannot keep starving the gatekeepers and expect the gate to remain secure.”
In a country where senators pocket over ₦30 million monthly while the men and women tasked with guarding lives and property walk home with ₦35,000 after 35 years of service, the social equation is dangerously flawed. This is not just about salary—it is about justice, dignity, and national security.
THE UNHEARD VOICE: POLICE STRIKE AND PUBLIC OUTCRY
Nigeria's police force recently considered a quiet strike action—a symbolic withdrawal, not necessarily from duty, but from hope. Their concerns are simple, yet weighty: poor remuneration, lack of benefits, dehumanizing working conditions, and societal disrespect. A constable with decades of service retires to a life of poverty, earning less in a month than a senator earns in one day’s sitting allowance.
The irony is painful. The same officers who es**rt convoys of politicians stealing national wealth can barely afford school fees for their children or pay for decent medical care. Can we truly expect integrity from men living on the edge of survival?
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