Pensioners protest in Edo, demand payment of arrears

Retired civil servants in Edo State on Tuesday protested against the non-payment of their

entitlements in Benin.
The pensioners, bearing placards and singing solidarity songs, staged the protest under the 

aegis of the Edo State chapter of the Nigeria ‎Union of Pensioners.
The pensioners had taken to the streets on August 8 demanding the payment of their arrears, 

which they said ranged from seven months to 42 months. see more photos