- Some retired officers of the Nigeria Army have staged a protest in Abuja over their unpaid entitlements
- President Muhammadu Buhari had ordered the payment of all the entitlements of ex-Biafran police
- The retired soldiers appealed to the president to also order the immediate payment of the entitlements
Some retired officers of the Nigeria army on Wednesday, November 1, protested in Abuja, the nation’s capital, over their unpaid entitlements.
According to a report, the ‘old soldiers,’ believed to be in their 70s and 80s, chanted different songs at the unity fountain, Abuja.
Retired Nigerian soldiers protest unpaid entitlements in Abuja. Photo credit, Daily post
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NAIJ.com had previously reported that the retired soldiers said: “We are soldiers, we fought for the nation, we are old now no pension" .
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.
Retired Nigerian soldiers protest unpaid entitlements in Abuja. Photo credit, Daily post
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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’.
Meanwhile, NAIJ.com had previously reported that President Muhammadu Buhari approved the payment of pension to police officers who served under the then Biafra police during the civil war.
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Source: Naija.ng
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