No fewer than 480 police constabularies took to the major streets and junctions of Osogbo, the capital of Osun, to protest the alleged non-payment of their 18-month salaries.
The constabularies recruited to complement the police structure by providing intelligence, among others, were inaugurated in May 2021 at Police Headquarters, Osun State after their training in April 2021.
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The protesting policemen in uniforms converged on the Old-Garage area, marching through Oke-Fia, Alekuwodo before storming the Ola-Iya flyover to press home their demands.
They carried placards with several inscriptions such as: ‘Pay our salary now’; ‘Okada riders are sleeping with our wives’, ‘Pay us our 18-month salary’, ‘pay us’, ‘Our Stipends And Allowances’ and ‘18 months without kobo’ among others.