FG must increase salary to stop corruption in police – Oluwo

The Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, advised President Muhammadu Buhari-led government to increase the police minimum wage to N100,000 in order to put an end to various corruption in the force.

Oluwo spoke during a one-day town hall meeting organised by the Police Service Commission (PSC) in Ibadan, Oyo State on Wednesday.

The monarch, who commended the Muhammadu Buhari administration for lifting the embargo on police recruitment, called for a review of police salary structure and pointed out that since the salary of police officers is discouraging, not many Nigerians are endeared to such a delicate but poorly remunerated job.

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“The police should be well funded. The Nigerian government is enjoined to promote the Nigerian Police Force through adequate funding and recruitment of more personnel.

“The low remuneration coupled with indiscriminate attacks on police officers is discouraging. Nigerians should stop blaming corrupt police officers if the government refuses to increase their salary.”