By Metohuey Michael Adoglo
Adeyinka Adeleke, The Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 2 Command, revealed to the local press that the government alongside the Police Chiefs are working on the implementation of the increment in the salaries and allowances of the police.
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There has been rumors of a group made of police personnel’s who have recently threatened its personnel would embark on a two-week strike starting from March 26, because the approved salary increment had not been implemented.
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Reacting to the development, Adeleke, while delivering a lecture to police officers of the Ogun and Lagos Commands, described the strike threat as fake.
He appealed to the police personnel to be calm, law-abiding, steer clear of mutinous action, be focused on their duties and maintain the integrity of the Nigeria Police Force as a disciplined organization with laid down rules and guidelines for addressing grievances if any.
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