Buhari increases salaries of police officers

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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved an enhanced salary structure for officers of the Nigeria police force.

Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, said the new salary structure is aimed at boosting the performance of the officers.

In a statement on Monday, Shehu quoted Buhari as saying that his administration would continue to give attention to the operational needs of the force to “restore its lost primacy” in the internal security framework of the country.

The president was quoted as saying this when members of the Nigeria Police Service Commission and the leadership of the force visited paid him a “thank you” visit over the approval.

Buhari also regretted that the inability of the police in their constitutional role had led to military involvement in the maintenance of law and order throughout the country.

“From Taraba to Sokoto, to the south-south, people don’t feel…



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