In a landmark judgment, the National Industrial Court of Nigeria has directed the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the Nigeria Police Service Commission to pay Police Constabularies their outstanding salaries for four years, from January 2021 to May 2024. The court ordered each Constabulary to be paid N54,566 per month.
Justice Rakiya Haastrup delivered the verdict on Wednesday in a suit filed by the Constabularies against the IGP and the Police Service Commission. The plaintiffs, engaged in community policing through intelligence gathering, were represented by Senior Advocate of Nigerian SAN, Sebastine Hon.
The court’s decision comes after the plaintiffs presented documents showing that the police had agreed to provide monthly stipends commensurate with the basic allowance of a Constable in the Nigeria police force. Despite this, the police claimed their services were voluntary.ommission to pay Police Constabularies N54,566 per month for four years.
