₦airaland Forum

A group of retired Nigerian soldiers who fought during the Civil War have appealed to the federal government to pay their outstanding pension arrears.

The 63 retired Nigerian Army soldiers, who were enlisted between 1967 and 1978, claimed they had not received their pension payments despite President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval of N134.7 billion for military veteran pensions in 2020.

This was revealed in a statement by the secretary to the retired soldiers, Alhaji Bello Oseni, who said their documentation was verified by the Military Pensioner Board in 2023, but they are yet to receive their dues.

The statement revealed that the retired soldiers, aged between 76 and 85, are struggling to make ends meet, with some still living in their father’s houses built in the 1920s and 1930s.

They have appealed to former presidents, Senate, House of Representatives, senior advocates of Nigeria, human rights activists, and influential individuals to intervene and help them retrieve their long-overdue pension payments.

They appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Senate and House of Representatives to intervene.

They also called on civil societies to advocate for their requests.

LagosPrince:
The veterans that killed innocent children and pregnant women in the civil war . May their needs never be met .

I read that some of this old fools still live in their family houses built sometimes around 1920's and 1930's . I thought after killing children and pregnant women in the civil war, they've automatically made it in life hmm

Na God go punish all of una and the people that enlisted you fools in that war

My mom lost her elder brother in that war. He was coming from school on that day and they forced him to join the south east soldiers to defend the Igbo land from the invasion of this old idiots begging for pension and that was the end of him, he never came back from the war.. so I was told.

About 2 million Igbo children lost their lives in the hands of this old fools .

We've forgiven them, but we will never forget.

LagosPrince:
The veterans that killed innocent children and pregnant women in the civil war . May their needs never be met .

I read that some of this old fools still live in their family houses built sometimes around 1920's and 1930's . I thought after killing children and pregnant women in the civil war, they've automatically made it in life hmm

Na God go punish all of una and the people that enlisted you fools in that war

My mom lost her elder brother in that war. He was coming from school on that day and they forced him to join the south east soldiers to defend the Igbo land from the invasion of this old idiots begging for pension and that was the end of him, he never came back from the war.. so I was told.

About 2 million Igbo children lost their lives in the hands of this old fools .

We've forgiven them, but we will never forget.

LagosPrince:
The veterans that killed innocent children and pregnant women in the civil war . May their needs never be met .

I read that some of this old fools still live in their family houses built sometimes around 1920's and 1930's . I thought after killing children and pregnant women in the civil war, they've automatically made it in life hmm

Na God go punish all of una and the people that enlisted you fools in that war

My mom lost her elder brother in that war. He was coming from school on that day and they forced him to join the south east soldiers to defend the Igbo land from the invasion of this old idiots begging for pension and that was the end of him, he never came back from the war.. so I was told.

About 2 million Igbo children lost their lives in the hands of this old fools .

We've forgiven them, but we will never forget.

Throwback:
This one has finally confessed that he
His people not only surrendered unconditionally, but he even went further to embrace the identity of those who forced them to surrender.

kenbee:
I am an igbo but I don't see any need for this cause everyone are expected to side his or her own divide.

LagosPrince:
The veterans that killed innocent children and pregnant women in the civil war . May their needs never be met .

I read that some of this old fools still live in their family houses built sometimes around 1920's and 1930's . I thought after killing children and pregnant women in the civil war, they've automatically made it in life hmm

Na God go punish all of una and the people that enlisted you fools in that war

My mom lost her elder brother in that war. He was coming from school on that day and they forced him to join the south east soldiers to defend the Igbo land from the invasion of this old idiots begging for pension and that was the end of him, he never came back from the war.. so I was told.

About 2 million Igbo children lost their lives in the hands of this old fools .

We've forgiven them, but we will never forget.

LagosPrince:
The veterans that killed innocent children and pregnant women in the civil war . May their needs never be met .

I read that some of this old fools still live in their family houses built sometimes around 1920's and 1930's . I thought after killing children and pregnant women in the civil war, they've automatically made it in life hmm

Na God go punish all of una and the people that enlisted you fools in that war

My mom lost her elder brother in that war. He was coming from school on that day and they forced him to join the south east soldiers to defend the Igbo land from the invasion of this old idiots begging for pension and that was the end of him, he never came back from the war.. so I was told.

About 2 million Igbo children lost their lives in the hands of this old fools .

We've forgiven them, but we will never forget.

LagosPrince:
The veterans that killed innocent children and pregnant women in the civil war . May their needs never be met .

I read that some of this old fools still live in their family houses built sometimes around 1920's and 1930's . I thought after killing children and pregnant women in the civil war, they've automatically made it in life hmm

Na God go punish all of una and the people that enlisted you fools in that war

My mom lost her elder brother in that war. He was coming from school on that day and they forced him to join the south east soldiers to defend the Igbo land from the invasion of this old idiots begging for pension and that was the end of him, he never came back from the war.. so I was told.

About 2 million Igbo children lost their lives in the hands of this old fools .

We've forgiven them, but we will never forget.

Judolisco:
so d igbos didn't kill any civilians during d war?

kenbee:
I am an igbo but I don't see any need for this cause everyone are expected to side his or her own divide during war. The war Lords knows their war objectives but the field soldiers must know or support their masters objectives before taking part in such war. There shouldn't be room for tribal sentiments on this.

maduxs:
Is been Igbo a crime?

LagosPrince:
The veterans that killed innocent children and pregnant women in the civil war . May their needs never be met .

I read that some of this old fools still live in their family houses built sometimes around 1920's and 1930's . I thought after killing children and pregnant women in the civil war, they've automatically made it in life hmm

Na God go punish all of una and the people that enlisted you fools in that war

My mom lost her elder brother in that war. He was coming from school on that day and they forced him to join the south east soldiers to defend the Igbo land from the invasion of this old idiots begging for pension and that was the end of him, he never came back from the war.. so I was told.

About 2 million Igbo children lost their lives in the hands of this old fools .

We've forgiven them, but we will never forget.

LagosPrince:
The veterans that killed innocent children and pregnant women in the civil war . May their needs never be met .

I read that some of this old fools still live in their family houses built sometimes around 1920's and 1930's . I thought after killing children and pregnant women in the civil war, they've automatically made it in life hmm

Na God go punish all of una and the people that enlisted you fools in that war

My mom lost her elder brother in that war. He was coming from school on that day and they forced him to join the south east soldiers to defend the Igbo land from the invasion of this old idiots begging for pension and that was the end of him, he never came back from the war.. so I was told.

About 2 million Igbo children lost their lives in the hands of this old fools .

We've forgiven them, but we will never forget.

AntiChristian:
So Lagosprince is from the yeast?

What a moniker!

Wizardslayer:
Tinubu does not understand what it is like being a war veteran not talking of fighting a war.

The veterans should seek for other means of survival.

My MOM is Igbo and my DAD is Yoruba. To those of you calling me out to question which tribe that I belong.