Police officers fire teargas at pensioners protesting at Lagos House in Ikeja, according to reports from Nigerian outlets. The pensioners, drawn from the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) and linked to the Contributory Pension Scheme, demonstrate over alleged unpaid pension increases, wage awards, and other benefits.
The protesters demand the implementation of approved pension adjustments and payment of outstanding arrears owed by the Lagos State Government. Both outlets frame the protest as focused on delayed or unpaid benefits, with the use of teargas described as the immediate response from police at the protest site. While the accounts agree on the basic event—pensioners protesting at Lagos House and police using teargas—the wording emphasizes slightly different aspects of the grievances, including unpaid arrears and wage-related awards.
No outlet in the provided excerpts specifies the number of injured people or the police rationale for the teargas, nor does it outline any official government response.
