A retired Deputy Superintendent of Police, Isiaka Ayole, has appealed to the Federal Government and police authorities to investigate his retirement benefits after receiving a gratuity of ₦2.1m following nearly 35 years in service.

Ayole, who retired from the Nigeria Police Force on June 13, 2026, at the age of 60, said he was shocked by the amount and questioned why 24 months of his pension contributions were missing from the records used to calculate his entitlement.

He made the appeal in an interview with The Punch, published on Saturday.

Questions Missing Pension Contributions

Ayole said he joined the police force in 1991 and served for 34 years and nine months, rising through the ranks from constable to Deputy Superintendent of Police.

He said he discovered the amount of his gratuity when he was invited to the police pension office in Eleyele, where officials informed him that he was entitled to ₦2.1m.

According to him, he was told that some months had not been remitted into his pension account, leaving 24 months unaccounted for.

“I want to know what I did wrong to deserve N2.1m after almost 35 years in service,” he said.

The retired officer said he was directed to write a complaint to the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS), which he submitted last month, but had yet to receive a response.

He explained that he signed the necessary documents despite his dissatisfaction because he feared refusing to do so could further delay the payment of his benefits.

Appeals to IGP, PenCom DG

Ayole said he lacked the financial resources to pursue the matter further and was appealing to the Director-General of the National Pension Commission and the Inspector-General of Police to intervene.

He maintained that he had the necessary documents to support his complaint and wanted the authorities to explain why the 24 months were excluded from his pension records.

He also appealed to President Bola Tinubu to review the welfare and retirement benefits of serving and retired police officers.

“Officers who have served the country should not be abandoned after retirement. They have given their time and energy to the nation and deserve to be properly catered for,” he said.

Ayole called for a fair review of his case, saying his years of service should not end with uncertainty over his retirement entitlements.