Bauchi police probe officer’s two-year salary-access complaint

The Bauchi State Police Command has opened an investigation after Corporal Yusuf Aliyu said he had been unable to access his salary for about two years.

Police dispute any suggestion that his salary was not processed or paid.

The command says preliminary checks show that Aliyu’s salary was paid consistently, but that a discrepancy between the name linked to his Bank Verification Number and the name on his salary account caused a restriction.

Aliyu’s reported account also draws an important distinction.

In a resignation letter attributed to him, he reportedly said his salary had been processed and reflected but remained inaccessible for withdrawal despite repeated efforts to resolve the problem.

That leaves the central issue unresolved.

Payment or processing does not necessarily mean the money was accessible for use.

Police cite BVN-name discrepancy

Bauchi Police spokesperson SP Nafi’u Habib said preliminary findings indicated that Aliyu’s salary had been paid promptly and consistently.

According to the command, the problem arose because the name attached to his BVN differed from the name on his salary account.

Police said the discrepancy resulted in a restriction on the account.

That remains the command’s preliminary explanation.

IDNN has not reviewed Aliyu’s payroll history, bank statements, BVN records, salary-account records or personnel file.

Those documents would be needed to determine when payments were made, when the restriction began and whether the accumulated funds were actually available to him.

Officer says access problem lasted about two years

Aliyu says he had been unable to access the salary for about two years.

A resignation letter attributed to him was reportedly dated August 30, 2026, with September 30 proposed as his exit date.

The Bauchi Police Command has described the resignation as purported.

The available record does not establish that it has been formally accepted or that Aliyu has completed the administrative process required to leave the Force.

He should therefore not be described as a former police officer on the basis of the letter alone.

Investigation ordered

The Commissioner of Police in Bauchi State, Sani-Omolori Aliyu, has ordered an investigation into the salary-access dispute.

The inquiry is expected to examine the circumstances surrounding the account restriction and the officer’s complaint.

Police have also criticised Aliyu for taking the grievance to social media rather than using internal administrative channels.

The command says that conduct breached Nigeria Police Force social-media policy.

That remains the police command’s position and is not an independently adjudicated disciplinary finding.

What the records need to establish

The dispute cannot be resolved by either side’s public account alone.

A full reconciliation would require payroll records, bank statements, BVN information, personnel records and the officer’s complaint history.

Those records should establish:

• whether salary payments were actually credited;
• when the account restriction began;
• how much money became inaccessible;
• what steps Aliyu took to resolve the discrepancy;
• what action police authorities or the bank took; and
• whether access has now been restored.

The distinction between unpaid salary and salary credited into a restricted account is central to the case.

For now, the verified publication position is narrower:

Corporal Yusuf Aliyu says his salary was processed but remained inaccessible for about two years.

Bauchi Police say the salary was paid regularly but a BVN-name discrepancy restricted access to the account.

The command has ordered an investigation, while the documentary record needed to reconcile both positions has not yet been made public.