The Digest:A retired Nigerian police officer, Francis Erhabor, has revealed that he and his team were paid a meager ₦500 daily allowance while fighting Boko Haram in 2012.
Key Points:
- Retired officer Francis Erhabor was paid a meager ₦500 daily allowance.
- He and his colleagues were hurriedly deployed to Kano to fight Boko Haram.
- The officers were lodged in a brothel as no accommodation was provided.
- Erhabor resisted a weekly bribe of ₦6 million to allow oil pipeline vandalism.
- His integrity earned him mockery from colleagues who called him a "fool."
- He also reformed the Itam division, restoring community trust in the police.
- The Inspector-General of Police has empathized with retired officers over poor pensions.
Francis Erhabor's story reveals the institutional challenges of the Nigerian police, poor welfare, and corruption, but also shows that The Price of Integrity is a burden some officers are willing to bear.
Sources: Premium Times, Francis Erhabor (Facebook)
