The Nigeria Police Cooperative Multi-Purpose Society has announced a new welfare initiative involving the sale of high-end electric motorcycles to officers on loan.
According to a wireless message marked “CB:4780/COOP/VOL.2/48”, and obtained by SaharaReporters on Saturday, the scheme is part of a broader welfare programme approved by the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun.
Titled “POLICE WIRELESS MESSAGE” and addressed to virtually all police commands and units across the country, including DFA, DOPS, DLS, FCIID, COMPOLS of all states, and various tactical squads, the notice revealed that the bikes would be provided by a private firm, Joafol Communications.
The message, distributed by the Executive Secretary of the Police Cooperative, added that the Spiro Electric Bikes could travel up to 80 kilometers on a full charge and are now available to interested officers through a salary deduction plan.
The total cost of each electric bike is pegged at One Million, Nine Hundred Thousand Naira (₦1,900,000), with a monthly deduction of ₦45,000 over a 43-month repayment period.
The wireless message reads: “X COOPERATIVE ACTIVITIES X IN LINE WITH THE WELFARE PROGRAMME OF INGENPOL X THE NIGERIA POLICE COOPERATIVE MULTI-PURPOSE SOCIETY LTD X WISHES TO INTRODUCE X JOAFOL COMMUNICATIONS X SUPPLIERS OF SPIRO ELECTRIC BIKES X WHEN FULLY CHARGED CAN GO 80 KILOMETERS X ON LOAN TO INTERESTED MEMBERS OF THE FORCE X AT THE RATE OF ONE MILLION NINE HUNDRED THOUSAND NAIRA (N1,900,000) ONLY X.”
“MONTHLY DEDUCTION WILL BE FORTY-FIVE THOUSAND NAIRA (#45,000) ONLY X TO BE PAID WITHIN FORTY-THREE (43) MONTHS X ALL MONEY WILL BE DEDUCTED FROM RECIPIENTS SALARY X VIA IPPIS X FORMS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE BY THE COMPANY FOR COLLECTION AT ALL COOPERATIVE SHOPS MINE.”
This is coming three months after the force introduced tricycles from Bulk Stalker Engineering Limited to personnel as part of the welfare programme initiated by the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun.
In a police wireless message dated March 12, 2025, the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) overseeing the Police Cooperative Society in Lagos informed all departments, commands, and other units through the Nigeria Police Cooperative Multi-Purpose Society Ltd.
It identified the company as “suppliers of tricycle trucks, trike pick-up, TTI single cabin, tricycle taxis, trike taxi TP7, Trika ambulance on loan to interested members of the force at the rate of five million five hundred thousand naira (N5,500,000) only”.
It said that “monthly deduction will be ninety thousand naira (N90,000) only”, which is “to be paid within sixty (60) months”.
It noted that the “money will be deducted from recipient’s salary via IPPIS”.
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