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Pensioners under the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) Contributory Pension Scheme staged a peaceful protest to demand the implementation of a pension raise and wage awards, as well as the payment of outstanding arrears, but were met with tear gas from a police officer, leading to chaos and injuries among the elderly citizens at the State House, Ikeja, Lagos, yesterday.			               PHOTO: AYODELE ADENIRAN
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Pensioners under the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) Contributory Pension Scheme staged a peaceful protest to demand the implementation of a pension raise and wage awards, as well as the payment of outstanding arrears, but were met with tear gas from a police officer, leading to chaos and injuries among the elderly citizens at the State House, Ikeja, Lagos, yesterday. PHOTO: AYODELE ADENIRAN

Tension rose in Lagos yesterday as policemen attached to the Lagos State Command reportedly fired teargas to disperse pensioners

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