Court orders police to pay retiree N5.7m, 10% pension benefits

In Industrial Court in Lagos has ordered the Police to pay a retired policeman, Inspector Samson Amadasun, his N5.74 million pension and gratuities.

The court also ruled that the Police should pay the retiree10 per cent interest on the arrears of salaries, pension and gratuities from July 2012 till date and N700,000 as a cost of litigation.

The court stated that falure to pay the arrears within 30 days will result to additional 21 per cent.

Amadasun had in February, last year sought redress from the court against his employer, the Police Service Commission, Inspector-General of Police, the Pension Department, Nigeria Police and the National Pension Commission (PenCom) for unjustly and unlawfully withholding his salary arrears, pension, gratuities and other benefits since he was reinstated and retired on July 27, 2012.

The Nation, October 12

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