Some officers of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) have decried poor welfare of officers on the force.
The officers said this while reacting to the death of their colleague, a police constable, Wale Akinlotan who slumped and died while on duty.
The constable, a Mass Communication graduate from the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, slumped on Monday while at his station in Ilupeju, where he served as the orderly to the DPO.
Although, the cause of Akinlotan’s death is not yet known, the deceased had reportedly assisted in apprehending the suspect who tried to escape from police custody, an act which ended in him being bitten by the suspect.
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However, police officers complained that , Akinlotan’s death is one of many of such deaths of fatigued and overworked officers.
“They won’t give us time to rest. Nobody cares about our health at work. Even when you’re sick, they will tell you to bring a medical report before asking you to go and treat yourself. You work many shifts a day. They won’t approve annual leave for us. Tell me how officers won’t continue to drop dead. It’s sad we keep losing officers to avoidable circumstances,” they said.
