Amid growing frustration over unresolved pension challenges, retired police officers enrolled in the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) have announced plans to hold what they are calling the “Mother of All Peaceful Protests” across the country on July 21, 2025. This was revealed by the Kaduna State chapter of the Union of Retired Police Officers in a statement signed by its Chairman, Retired Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Mannir M. Lawal Zaria, and Vice Chairman, Retired Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Danlami Maigamo, following their monthly meeting at the Police Officers’ Mess in Kaduna. The retirees are calling for the Nigeria Police Force to be removed from the CPS, which they say has caused severe economic hardship, financial distress, and a troubling increase in depression and deaths among retired officers. “We have no option but to embark on another peaceful protest tagged ‘Mother of All Peaceful Protests’ on July 21, 2025,” the union declared. The group emphasised that the demonstration would be peaceful and span all 36 states of the federation. “As law-abiding citizens, we shall continue to pursue our demand for the Nigeria Police to be exited from the CPS through peaceful means until our voices are heard,” the statement added. The union recalled an earlier protest held between February 24 and March 3, 2025, at the National Assembly by the Kaduna and Bauchi State chapters, during which petitions were submitted to five key offices, including the chairmen of the relevant Senate and House committees and the Director of the Department of State Services (DSS). However, the retirees expressed deep disappointment over the silence of the National Assembly, especially concerning the outcome of the public hearing on the Police Pension Board Bill held on November 19, 2024. They also dissociated themselves from any groups plotting violent protests, maintaining that their agitation is rooted in legitimate concerns over welfare and dignity. “The silence from the authorities is deafening, but we remain committed to lawful engagement,” the group stated. The union insists that the establishment of an independent Police Pension Board remains the only viable solution to what they described as systemic injustice in the current pension regime.