Anger at the police hospital in lagos

Anger have pop out at the Police Hospital, Falomo, Ikoyi, and the Police Cottage Hospital, Ikeja, in Lagos State, over six-year allowances that are allegedly owed the rank and file medical policemen by the police authorities.

Information reaching Enewz247 is that the non-payment of the allowances, which were to come with promotion, affected about 50 policemen serving in the hospitals.

It was gathered that the policemen, who finished their Ordinary Diploma and Higher National Diploma training from the Nigerian Army School of Medical Sciences since 2008 and 2009, were still in the rank and file.

Our correspondent was told that the Assistant Inspector General of Police, Medicals, in 2009, Dax Uzu, had compiled the names of the policemen for promotion to Assistant Superintendents of Police based on their educational qualifications.

In the promotion list,18 of the policemen had been detailed for the promotion and payment of allowances. However, it was learnt that the promotion had yet to be carried out.

In another signal, CB:4001/NPMS/FHQ/ABJ/VOL.4/18, sent in February 2014 and obtained by our correspondent, the policemen serving in the hospitals were asked to produce evidence of their qualifications for promotion and for the payment of their allowances.

However, no action had yet to be taken on the signal.