Sahara Reporters
Some officers who had recently passed out from the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Academy have lamented the refusal of the agency to pay them their six months remuneration.
The officers who spoke to SaharaReporters said the delay in payment will affect the professionalism in the discharge of duties, expected of the officers.
In a memo obtained by SaharaReporters, the agency agreed that it owes the officers January salary, saying the February salary will be paid with January arrears.
However, the officers noted that it is disappointing that the agency failed to address the nonpayment of their remuneration for the other five months.
The memo, as obtained by SaharaReporters reads: “The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, IPPIS Department has informed the Agency that officers who graduated from the Academy in September and November 2021 respectively were not created on the IPPIS Platform for payment of January salary due to lack of ample time for creation, while few from were created…
