Retired Nigerian soldiers protest unpaid entitlements in Abuja [PHOTOS]
Some retired officers of the Nigeria Army on Wednesday protested in Abuja, the nation’s capital, over their unpaid entitlements.
The ‘old soldiers,’ believed to be in their 70s and 80s, chanted war songs at the Unity Fountain, Abuja.
“We are soldiers, we fought for the nation, we are old now no pension,” the protesters could be heard singing.
The development came two weeks after President Muhammadu Buhari
approved the payment of pension to police personnel who served under the
defunct Biafran police during the civil war.
The protesters insisted that if ex-Biafran police could get their pensions, their case should not be forgotten.
Some inscriptions on their placards read, ‘As ex-Biafran soldiers
deserve pension, the ex-Nigerian soldiers also deserve pension benefit.
Buhari approve payment to us, please’; ‘President Buhari don’t let us
die, we can’t enjoy our benefits in the grave’; ‘Buhari save us from
hunger’.
Buhari to pay ex-Biafran Soldiers but still owing ex-Nigerian Soldiers?
Reviewed by Unknown
on
12:22:00 pm
Rating:
Reviewed by Unknown
on
12:22:00 pm
Rating:
No comments: