Concern Officers and Men of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NcoS), and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp (NSCDC),have raised serious concerns about the delay in the payment of their three years accumulated promotion areas.
Similarly,the Concern Officers decried that the highest echelons of the Services were paid their accumulated three years Promotional areas without putting the junior officers into consideration.
It was reliably gathered that since the announcement of their promotion after the Successful performance of the Promotional examination conducted by the Civil Defence Correctional Fire and Immigration Board,(CDCFIB) their hope of receiving their Promotional allowances has been eroded without any reasons.
The Officers also are worried that they used their earnings to buy their official kits without any refunds by the headquarters.
Investigations conducted by our reporter in Minna, revealed that the officers pay the sum of two hundred thousand Naira to sponsor themselves for courses across the Correctional training Schools in Enugu, Kaduna, Kebbi and Illa Oragun in Osun state.
According to our findings, some of the officers of the Correctional Service after the payment of the two hundred thousand Naira the officers would not be refunded even as they Promised to refund them after the completion of their training courses.
Among the other agencies under the Federal Ministry of Interiors, it was gathered that Nigerian Correctional Service (NcoS) and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp (NSCDC) were yet to receive the three years Promotional areas.
It was gathered that only Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) have been paid leaving the other agencies behind.
" We don't just know what is delaying our three year promotional areas. Other sister agencies like the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) and Federal Fire Service (FFS) have received their own three year Promotional areas why our own is been delay we don't know" a source who pleaded anonymity told our reporter in Minna
However,the Public Relation Officer (PRO) Niger State Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service Mallam Rabiu Shaibu ACCS,who neither confirmed nor denied the report, stated that the issue is beyond him but directed our reporter to the headquarters of the service for further enquiry.
Also the Public Relation Officer (PRO) of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Niger State Command Rabiu Mohammed Muti DSC said the issue is general issues.
" The issue of the three year Promotional allowances is being paid batch by batch. I cannot speak for other sister agencies under the Federal Ministry of Interiors" In our case, I don't think we are being indebted for three years.
" I'm aware that some part of the Promotional allowances have been paid I cannot say is up to three years. I'm aware some payment were made but not three years." he told our correspondent.
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