BBC Africa Eye goes undercover to expose an ineffective and corrupt pension system in Nigeria, which leaves some elderly people sick and penniless, yet grants some politicians inflated retirement packages. Reporter Yemisi Adegoke travels to Cross River State to meet ‘Ghost Pensioners’ – elderly people whom the state declared dead and deprived of their pensions. Some of whom are forced to rely on financial support from their relatives and are subjected to dehumanising treatment from the state officials for petitioning for their pensions to be reinstated. *** UPDATE: A few days after this investigation went out, pensioner Efika Cletus Lafin sadly died, according to residents in his village. His pension payments had not been resumed. Read more: bbc.in/3nV4KHV *** Africa Eye brings you original, investigative journalism revealing secrets and rooting out injustice in the world’s most complex and exciting continent. Nothing stays hidden forever. If you liked this investigation, you may also like "The Bullet and the Virus: Police brutality in Kenya's battle against coronavirus": www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eb3rV5mhpmQ&list=PLajyiGz4JeyO2qgCvioQO-BzP1XCajJqt&index=18 You can check out all #BBCAfricaEye investigations here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLajyiGz4JeyO2qgCvioQO-BzP1XCajJqt *** Credit list: Reporter - Yemisi Adegoke Filmed, Produced and Directed By – Katie Mark Executive Producer – Shabnam Grewal Assistant Producer – Obaji Akpet Film Editor – Amanda Gunn Researchers – Senami Kojah, Archibong Bassey Investigative Consultant – Adejuwon Soyinka Additional Camera –Karim Shah, Joshua Ajayi, Ayo Bello Dubbing Mixer – Jez Spencer Colourist – Boyd Nagle Online Editor – Chris Stott Digital Producer – Suzanne Vanhooymissen News and Impact Producer - Alice Muthengi Social Media Producer – Anusha Kumar Reversioning Producer – Anna Payton Digital Technician – Nazir Corriette Production Co-Ordinator – Maxwell Murrain Production Managers - Emma Hill, Simon Frost Africa Eye Editor – Marc Perkins Archive Provided By - TVC

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