The Police Community Relations Committee, PCRC, on Sunday said the planned nationwide protest by retired police officers is an attempt to discredit the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Kayode Egbetokun.
Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Retired Police Officers, Mannir M. Lawal had in an interview, told DAILY POST that members of the union would protest in Abuja on Monday, July 21.
However, PCRC National Chairman, Alhaji Ibrahim Olaniyan in a statement on Sunday, claimed that the proposed protest, a campaign for the rights of retired police personnel, was ill-timed, stressing that it aimed at undermining the achievements of the IGP.
“It is a calculated attempt to distract and discredit the commendable progress being made by the I-G and by extension, the administration of President Bola Tinubu.
“The PCRC holds in high regard, the integrity, discipline, and patriotism of our retired police officers.
“We believe they possess both the dignity and appropriate channels to express concerns without resorting to opportunistic or politically motivated demonstrations.
“They do not need intermediaries to speak on their behalf,” he said.
