This came as the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) designated Markus Basiran, Head, Complaints Response Unit (CRU), as Police Officer of the Year.

Okechukwu Nwanguma, Executive Director of RULAAC, told The Guardian yesterday that the officers were bombarding him with requests to appeal to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, about their plight.

“RULAAC has received hundreds of calls and appeals from distraught police officers, asking us to appeal to the IGP to pay them arrears of six months salaries. I am dumbfounded,” he said, wondering how corruption could be stopped among hungry workers.

“Apart from owing them salaries, some officers, after being promoted, continue to be paid salaries based on their previous ranks for months. Some people in the system are pocketing the money due to officers. The corruption in the system takes many dimensions,” Nwanguma added.