The Federal Government has commenced
payment of monthly pension to soldiers of the Nigerian Army who defected to fight on the side of Biafra during the Nigerian Civil War from 1967 to 1970.
The Chairman of the Military Pensions Board, Air Commodore Mohammed Dabo, made the comment while playing the host to the Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, in Abuja, on Thursday.

Dabo said that the Military Pension Board had already enrolled 160 of the ex-Biafran soldiers for the payment of their monthly pensions.

According to him, the ex-Biafran soldiers were soldiers of the Nigerian Army who defected to Biafra but were granted Presidential pardon by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, in 2000.
The Militay Pension Board’s Chairman said that the board had to take the step to enforce payment of pension to them because the dismissal of the ex-Biafran soldiers from the Nigeria Army had been converted to retirement.

He stated also that the Board had also been
receiving additional list of such category of
soldiers published in various Federal
Government budgets.


Dabo said that the commencement of payment of pension to the ex-Biafran soldiers had triggered agitation from soldiers of the Nigerian Army considered ineligible for pension for spending less than 15 years in the service.

He said, “Sir you may recall that the Federal
Government in May 2000 granted Presidential pardon to personnel of the Nigerian Armed Forces who defected to Biafra during the civil war. Their dismissal was therefore commuted to retirement. Subsequently, the Federal Government directed for their inclusion in the pension payroll which has generated a lot of
irreconcilable problems. “For instance, the ex-service men are currently paid monthly pension on the bar; that is assuming that they are 35 years of service irrespective of actual level of service. One of the major contentious issues is the continuous
receipt of additional list of Presidential
pardoned soldiers published in various Federal Government gazzets. “Out of the numerous names received, over 160
have so far been successfully placed on the
payroll.

“Additionally, the issue has also generated
agitation from ex-soldiers who served on the
Federal side but were not considered eligible for pension because they served less than 15 years.


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Interesting

Mr President, If you like, annex Abuja with the South East, you are getting kicked out in 2015!!

Good move... he's trying to win the heart of my Igbo brothers.

APC e-rats will always read silly meaning in every action of the FG. See them above me

good move albeit long overdue

kudos to gej

I thought OBJ started payment of their pension?

omenka: Mr President, If you like, annex Abuja with the South East, you are getting kicked out in 2015!!

but if he does not get kicked out of Abuja in 2015 then get ready to GET UR ASS BEING KICKED OUT OF NIGERIA in 2015...

I knew APC boko boys will not like the idea.

How much them go pay them self......

Since all dis year...

government should add all does years without pension and pay them....,then we can praise our government.

In the spirit of no victor, no vanquiched.
3 Rs: Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Reconciliation

Adelaide2: In the spirit of no victor, no vanquiched.
3 Rs: Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Reconciliation

forget that spirit, it was just mouth service. The man who declared the 3Rs never did anything positive the people just to pleased the core - hausa man. The subsequent leaders equally ignored them only for OBJ to grant pardon without giving them the actual substance they need to survive. All just to pleased the hausa man. Today GEJ has finally broken the JINX, hausa man can go and die.

Mekateka: forget that spirit, it was just mouth service. The man who declared the 3Rs never did anything positive the people just to pleased the core - hausa man. The subsequent leaders equally ignored them only for OBJ to grant pardon without giving them the actual substance they need to survive. All just to pleased the hausa man. Today GEJ has finally broken the JINX, hausa man can go and die.

Whether Gowon or GEJ, it's all in the spirit of 3 Rs

omenka: Mr President, If you like, annex Abuja with the South East, you are getting kicked out in 2015!!

what if ur father was among this old Men, would u have said That? The president is doing the right thing but the problem is that ur blinded by hate that u can't see It.But let me tell u the truth,a lot of Christians are praying him

Better late than never.....kudos to the government,good step in the right direction

Uncle Jona sexyn up nigeria since 0000BC. Udo dilu ndi igbo and all Biafrans!!
Wen d righteous is in power fresh air, justice n sexyn up fins everywhere.

Udo!! Uncle Jona e di righteous..

Whatever our girls are still missing. # bring back our girls

omenka: Mr President, If you like, annex Abuja with the South East, you are getting kicked out in 2015!!

hahahaha na frustration go kill u

so what will happen to my father whom Ojukwu conscripted? The man fought eeh. He was comander o.

so what will happen to my father whom Ojukwu conscripted? The man fought eeh. He was comander o.
Na who go arrange him own money na, or una wan him b Aaron?

Bad move.

Those traitors don't deserve a dime.

omenka: Mr President, If you like, annex Abuja with the South East, you are getting kicked out in 2015!!

when will you stop being an iddiottt you this FOOL?

Those ex-traitors ain't suppose to be given any kobo.

These ex-Biafran soldiers are traitors, they don't deserve any dime from the federal government.

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Military and defense money must finish this time

omenka: Mr President, If you like, annex Abuja with the South East, you are getting kicked out in 2015!!

your stupidity is quite astronomical!!!! what do you mean by your above statement?

Yes, it is true. Niger Delta militants have had their own share of the pension by sending them to Europe, America, Asia and south Africa for training. So now its the time for Biafran militants. After them, Boko Haram members will have their turn too. May God not bless Nigeria with the way we do things in Nigeria.

uch12: Uncle Jona sexyn up nigeria since 0000BC. Udo dilu ndi igbo and all Biafrans!!
Wen d righteous is in power fresh air, justice n sexyn up fins everywhere.

Udo!! Uncle Jona e di righteous..

one of the biafran songs our mothers sang when we were kids..

Ojukwu bu eze biafra!
E dere ya na Aburi
Gowon(u) Awolowo gaa zuo ike
Biafra will win the war!
Armored(u) car, shelling machines,fighters na bombers
Enweghi ike Imeri Biafra!!

The journey continues. .igbo kwenu!!