Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday met with the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, behind closed doors at the Presidential Villa.
The purpose of the meeting was not disclosed but there are speculations that the meeting is connected with the protests by some policemen in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital earlier in the day over the alleged non-payment of allowances.
At the end of the meeting, the IGP declined to speak to journalists. The Vice President has also been silent about the meeting.
The officials were demanding the payment of five months of allowances while also decrying the alleged failure of the authorities to meet their basic needs.
The Borno State Police Commissioner Damian Chukwu confirmed the protest which lasted up to three hours.
“We woke up this morning to experience a protest at State HQ gate by visiting PMF men in Borno State over unpaid special duty allowances for five months running,” he said in a message.
“We are making efforts to pacify them and to assure them of their payments of entitlements soonest.”
The command later issued a statement saying the situation had been brought under control and urging residents of Maiduguri to go about their business without fear.
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