President Buhari
The Federal Government says it will commence the
payment of pension benefits to retired war-affected police officers and their
next-of-kin.
The News Agency of Nigeria, which reported that
this was contained in a statement by the management of the Pension Transitional
Arrangement Directorate in Abuja on Wednesday, indicated that President
Muhammadu Buhari had given approval for the payment of pension entitlements to
the affected officers and their next-of -kin.
Some members of the Armed Forces, Nigeria Police
Force and some paramilitary officers that took part with the secessionist group
in the 1967 Civil War were earlier dismissed from the service after the war.
The dismissal of the officers was later converted
to retirement in 2000 through a presidential amnesty granted on May 29, 2,000
by the administration of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo.
Verification was conducted for the pardoned officers by the defunct police
pension office, PTAD and the Police Service Commission.
In spite of the presidential pardon and verification
of the officers, many of them remained unpaid years after the pardon.
But according to the statement, PTAD is to begin
the payment of the benefits to retired war affected police officers on Friday
in Enugu.
It said the first batch of payment would also
involve the pay rolling of 162 affected officers and 57 next -of- kin that
had yet to be paid the death benefits of their deceased persons.
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