NIGERIA ARMY AUTHORITIES EMBEZZLE $43.23M
US DOLLARS ALLOWANCES OF NIGERIAN
SOLDIERS IN PEACE KEEPING OPERATIONS


If the only hope of mankind today the United
Nations can collaborate with Nigeria to divert
the money meant for payment of Nigerian
soldiers who participated in Peace Keeping
Operations in Liberia and Sudan, it will be right
for one to say that the entire universe is
doomed and heading towards destruction.
The United Nations is known for standard,
transparency, justice, fair play and equality but,
it is worrisome how this honorable body or few
members in this body have targeted Nigeria and
descended too low to collaborate with some
born-cheat generals in the Nigerian Army to
divert soldiers Operation Allowances into their
private pockets.
It is on record and verifiable that over 3,950
troops who participated in Peace Support
Operations in Liberia and Sudan between 2013
to 2014 are still been owned various months of
allowances amounting to over $43.23m US
Dollar which is equivalent to N6,919,168,000:00
Billion Nigerian Naira to date. The 800 soldiers
from 223 Armour Battalion Zuru, Kebbi State,
that served as Nigerian contingent NIBATT 40 at
Nyala Super Camp in Sudan Darfur region
between June to December 2013 are still being
owned 2 months allowance while the 800
soldiers of 15 Field Engineering Regiment Ijebu
Ode that served as NIBATT 33 at the Central
Monrovia in Liberia between September 2013 to
March 2014 are being owned their operation
allowance for over 7 months of their return. The
800 soldiers from 322 Artillery Regiment in
Benin City that served 10 months in Labado
Sudan as NIBATT 41 returned to Nigeria in June
2014 only to meet 1 month operation allowance
in their domiciliary account while the balance of
9 months disappear as their counterpart with
no one to give account of it till date.
It was also gathered through an authentic
sources that the domiciliary account of the 800
soldiers of 342 Artillery Regiment Obinze Imo
State currently serving in Nyala Super Camp
South Sudan as NIBATT 43 for 8 months now are
red as no dime have been deposited into their
account. This also applies to the 750 soldiers of
311 Artillery Regiment Kontangora, Niger State
currently serving as NIBATT 34 in Liberia.
When on 11 February 2014, the Nigerian
National dailies Punch newspaper published
this issue, with a view to finding a solution to
this ugly trend, the dubious Nigeria Army
through its Public Relations Officer. Brig Gen
Olajide Olaleye came up with their lies and
deceitful propaganda that “it was not true that
the Nigerian Army was owning soldiers arrears
of operations allowances”, and to cover up their
secret deals within 48 hours they paid in 4
months operation allowance into NIBATT 40
troops domiciliary account remaining 2 months
which are yet to be paid till date after 8
months of their return from the operation area.
The questions that remain unanswered are:
1. Why is United Nations owing only
Nigerian Peace Keepers after sacrificing their
lives to bring peace to the troubled regions?
2. If the United Nations have paid the
Nigerian military authorities or the Federal
Government, where are the monies, who is with
it?
3. Are the authorities concerned waiting
for similar Akure incident to occur before they
address the issue?
4. Is the Army Chief Lt Gen KTJ Minimah
not aware that such monies are been owned to
his troops by UN or is released by UN and
hijacked by his generals leaving these soldiers
who have painstakingly and diligently served
this nation in foreign land to suffer endless
hopes for their overdue allowances?
5. Why should the Army Director of
Defence Information, Major General Chris
Olukolade in his response to the Punch
publication of 11 February, 2014 deceive the
soldiers and lie to the nation that “the money
is not missing and that the authority is working
round the clock to secure the funds from the
appropriate quarters and relevant agencies
sponsors of the mission”.
6. For over 8 months Army authorities have
been working round the clock to secure money
that we well know that United Nations MOU
with troops contributing countries states that
UN pays at the inception of each tenure.
7. If this is not one of the Nigerian Army
general’s lies and deceits, let the Director of
Defence Information, Major General Chris
Olukolade tell us and Nigerians who are the
appropriate quarters and relevant agencies
sponsors of the mission that are hijacking these
soldiers allowances as he claims?. Is it UN, the
Presidency or COAS?.
8. If the UN is owing Nigeria for over 8
months now as claimed by our generals, where
are they getting the $100 and $200 US Dollars
respectively that they pay to each troops in
Sudan and Liberia in operation area monthly as
maintenance allowances?
Considering the present security situation in
the country, this is a bad omen. 3,950 soldiers
being owned such a staggering amount could
revolt and this will not be good for our country.
Let us use Akure incident as a lesson and do
something before this issue gets out of hand.
It is obvious that lies and deceits have become
a tradition among Nigeria Army generals. They
always devise ways to sweep matters that
touches them under the carpets with cover ups.
Here under are the names of the various units
that have served either in Sudan or Liberia with
the Nigeria banks where they opened their
domiciliary account for anybody who wish to
verify the authenticity of this report.
NAMES OF UNITS, THEIR NIBATT AND BANK
USED FOR DOMICILIARY ACCOUNT IN NIGERIA
FOR COMFIRMATION
1. 15 FER IJEBU ODE - NIBATT
33 - ECO BANK
2. 311 Arty Regt Kontongora - NIBATT 34
- DIAMOND BANK
3. 223 Armour Battalion Zuru - NIBATT
40 - ECO BANK
4. 322 Arty Regt Benin - NIBATT
41 - ECO BANK
5. 41 Engr Div Kaduna - NIBATT 42
- DIAMOND BANK
6. 342 Arty Regt Owerri - NIBATT 43 -
KEYSTONE BANK
THE PRINCIPAL ACTORS IN THIS MATTER ARE:
1. Former Chief of Army Staff (Retired)
Lieutenant General OA Ihejirika.
2. Present Chief of Army Staff (COAS)
Lieutenant General KTJ Minimah.
3. Director of Army Finance and
Administration (DAFA) Major General AI
Muraina.
3. Former Director of Army Training and
Operations (AHQ DATOPS) Major General JO
Nwaogbo.
4. Present Director of Army Training and
Operations (AHQ DATOPS) Major General JAH
Ewansih

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