Up to 22,000 soldiers fighting the Boko Haram in the
north-east of reportedly didn’t receive their full
salaries for several months.
Sahara Reporters spoke with some some soldiers, who
asked not to be named.
They said that many of servicemen have not received
their allowances from the past three months. Nigerian
troops are subjected to this development despite their
efforts fighting Boko Haram.
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at least 55 in IDP camp
The non-payment of their salaries has made life very
difficult for many soldiers. One of the soldiers said that
he was forced to borrow a friend’s cell phone to call
his family because non-payment of his salary that he
couldn’t purchase or recharge it in Maiduguri, the
Borno state capital and headquarters of Operation
Lafiya Dole.
These soldiers said that they did not want to report
their superior servicemen but they had little choice
now. They addressed to President Muhammadu
Buhari to investigate their problem.
One soldier said: “ Our families have been complaining
seriously about this hardship. Providing food for our
family has become difficult.”
“I beg Defense Headquarters and Chief of Army Staff to
urgently address our pending allowances so that we
can give our best in military service. Morale has been
low.”
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Buhari defeated Boko Haram
A staff sargent from another unit added that the
salaries of his servicemen were paid “but the
allowances of more than 22,000 personnel has not
been paid for three months.”
Nigerian soldiers fighting Boko Haram reportedly earn
N49K monthly as the salary. Daily feeding is N500.
The Nigerian Army has increased its efforts in Boko
Haram war, records new success.
Recently 500 Nigerians were rescued from the
insurgents while weapons were recovered and at least
50 Boko Haram fighters were killed.




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If 22.000 soldier's are out there fighting bokoharam, how many are the so-called bokoharam members?
In other words, the soldiers are laying down their life for peace and stability of the nation, I think they deserve something better

49 thousand s too small to compared to wat dey pass through

E no get any day wey pesin no go hear nonsense for Nigeria to the extent her president went outside the country and call his citizens criminals... Tufia

#fireonbaba!
the soldiers should take this haff salary as their patriotic duty!
pdp has eaten all the money for 16 years!

This is ur change.

Ur money is being used to fight the anti corruption war..

U all know Nigerians are criminals... Said Barber o..

Pls pay them fully for their selfless service to Nigeria.