The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved peculiar allowance for the police in the country.
The disbursement of the new allowances will begin from January 2022.
The allowance will increase police personnel take-home pay by 20 percent of their present earning.
The FEC meeting also approved the review of police duty tour allowance to 6 percent, as well as the release of N1.2 billion for the payment of uninsured benefits.
Besides,FEC approved the sum of N1.2 billion for the payment of outstanding allowances.
Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi, told journalists after the council meeting, that the approval is in consonance with President Buhari’s promise to enhance police personnel pay as demanded by #EndSARS protesters.
