Complaints Received on 24-hour Complaints Line; Spurious Published Allegations Untrue
The Nigeria Police has debunked media reports that Management of the Nigeria Police Cooperative Multipurpose Society Ltd. was using contributions by members to build houses.
An online media had reported some police personnel of accusing the leadership of the cooperative of fraud, even as they alleged they have not been able to access their contributions for over six months.
However, the Force Public Relations Offiecr (FPRO), CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a press statement, Friday in Abuja, said operations of the cooperative had been digitised in a quest to dispense with the old-fashioned approach of physical and manual collection of funds and to ensure members have quick access to their funds.
The statement read in part, “It is pertinent to react to certain publications making the rounds, wherein some faceless and unnamed individuals have made certain spurious allegations against the Management of the Nigeria Police Cooperative Multipurpose Society Ltd.
“To set the records straight, it is mischievous for any individual, group or media to say that members of the society have not been able to access their voluntary contributions for over six months as the Society has placed priority on withdrawals and closure of accounts.
“Similarly, on the allegation that the Management is using the Co-operators money to build houses, it is vital to emphasize that building affordable houses for officers and men of the Force is one of the welfare mandate of the society to alleviate the housing challenges of officers and men during service and in retirement.”
According to the spokesperson, “The management of the cooperative, understanding the importance of boosting and reinforcing access to information by co-operators and bridging the gap between the management of the society and the members of the Society, has introduced a 24-hour customer call centre for prompt response to complaints.
“The cooperative society, under the watch of Assistant Inspector-General of Police, AIG Bello Makwashi, has operated an open policy in line with the mandate of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Baba, and has broken possible bureaucratic processes by providing his personal contact details to co-operators for direct access and assistance.”
He further stated that, “The Force hereby reiterates its commitment and readiness to continually project the required paradigm shift being emplaced by the management of the Police Cooperative Multi-Purpose Society Ltd.”
