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Unpaid Soldier Heads Home After 10 Months: One Twin Dead, the Other Fighting for Life – With Just ₦4,500

Post shared by Omar Zarma:

Upon my return to Abuja, I was parked by a soldier on duty who asked where I was heading, and I mentioned FCT. He politely asked if could lift one of his colleagues to Abuja, and I said it was fine.

When I was few meters close to Giri junction, I asked the officer his route, he was heading to Zuba while I was going through Lugbe axis to the town. I told him Zuba isn’t far. Transport is around 2-300 Naira.

I asked if he was going to stop there(Zuba), or he was heading somewhere. He then told me he was going home to see for the first time after 10 months, his newly born twins. No permission was granted over the period. Sadly, he had to make the compulsory trip because his wife had called that one of the babies had died. And she urged him to come see the other twin in case he will die too.

I asked him why he didn’t leave earlier than he left. He replied that he waited with the hope that salaries will be paid, since today is second, but it wasn’t, unfortunately. How then do you intend to make it, I asked him. He showed me all the money he had on him –4,500 which wasn’t even enough to get him to his destination.

I could not help than give him 20k and I took his phone number, giving him my words that I will call to get information about the sick baby.

I want to ask a question, please 🙏🏻
Are these the soldiers we expect to lay down their lives in our protection? You’re owing soldiers, and you want them to be effective while fighting insecurity?

Sadly, this is really laughable.

Allahumma bārik.

BMT Ibira

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Join NA at your own peril......

If you check well, you would find out their Generals have acquired Estates and Plazas and SUVs all over the length n breadth of Abuja. Thats all they are good at.....

Unpaid soldier, while our sinators are paid in millions.

Tinubu sef

They owe soldier salary for months?
That is totally absurd and wicked.

Can anyone confirm this?

spiceadole:
Yes.
They owe soldiers and medical doctors for months . It's a "normal" thing in Nigeria

Doctors I know, but I always heard soldiers are paid promptly and it is only his last salary delayed. Someone has confirmed this to me in my mention. Maybe there is a problem with their payment system.

Na mumu dey join Nigerian military

I am happy our south east youths aren't enrolling in the Nigerian military . Let tinubu enrol his brothers and send them to the north .

Politicians have destroyed the military ...... But I blame the military who still keep looking for excuses to remain subjugated and enslaved by the political class. Civilians are even better.... Something that was unheard of before.

My cousin took a loan, resigned from the army and ran to the uk with her husband and later cameback for her boys.. I saw pictures of her experiences in the bush and my, they're no different from these attackers because its kill or be killed. Her payslip was below 80k. That was before they stopped women soldiers from combat in 2015 or so. 74k for someone with ak47, grenades and powerful weapons? What a country..

It can never be me, nothing on earth would make me join the Nigeria Army, even if they pay me N3m monthly, it is not worth it.

But Tinubu was in Jos promising the people heaven and earth, Na ghost him go use fight the bandits?

And military top brass are cruising the latest land cruisers and their retirement package is something else

Someone should tell him not to worry. His commander in chief will give him rice and everything will be okay.

GOFRONT:
Join NA at your own peril

It's a very sad situation. And our leaders are stealing and exploiting the country at thier expense. It's well. God help our Gallant Soldiers

pathetic! the govt keep impoverishing Nigerians.Thank you for your help.

e no go better for Nigeria government

This man don jam scammer.

All civil servants including soldiers are paid regularly and promptly.

Fake news, that's the last thing Nigeria can do it's personnel,

That is one of many reasons that the people of the rising sun 🌄 will never join the Nigeria army 🪖

This is a serious matter!

How is it that the military with the highest budget allocation cannot cater for their soldiers?

I don’t believe this cook and bull story.

A soldier needing a lift will only need to wear his uniform and stand on the road , no need begging anyone.

And u expect them to stil wait for the last order b4 shooting bandits? This is so sad and unfair....Going home empty handed to meet his family.....so sic😢 😞

That's the predicaments of many Nigerian soldiers, many of them situations are far worse than this. And the useless compromised government are busy sharing rice for campaign and romancing terrorists up and down. Very unfortunate.

FAKE NEWS. ALL TO GENERATE LIKES AND CRITICISMS.


BELIEVE AT YOUR OWN RISK

I lack words to describe Nigeria's leadership and their efforts to install terror on citizens.

The heartlessness of Nigerian govt officials towards her soldiers and indeed every nigerian is second to none.
Imagine a soldier,left his family, place at a very risky position of obvious death, could not see his kids, one died due to lack of quality medical care, the other sick, the meagre salary remains unpaid for 10 months, yet tinubu is making video call with his grandchildren in the comfort of his home after borrowing more than ₦43trn.

Soldiers that are meant to be paid tangibly and in advance of six months.

God forbid!!! That's why to serve this country as an armed personnel is a risk to yourself and ur family at large

Why did you give him Money?
Why?
Foolish!

FG pays terrorists more than they pay non-fulani muslim soldier. They have a plan and Adeboye is still deceiving u people that we have a country

When the masses come out to protest , these same soldiers would be used by politicians to disperse us .. can you see the irony?

This is fake news.
Soldiers are not owed salary. The only thing that can delay is Thier allowance.

Stupid story to whip up sentiments.

Fake stupid story for likes and shares.

Very unserious and evil government.
This is just how the system is.

TILL NOW, MANY CIVIL SERVANTS HAVE NOT EVEN BEEN PAID FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH, AND WE'RE IN FESTIVE PERIOD.
HOW IS THIS FAIR TO CHRISTIANS?

wellmax:
I don’t believe this cook and bull story.

A soldier needing a lift will only need to wear his uniform and stand on the road , no need begging anyone.

... Cock and bull story.............

Shovel whatever you believe or don't believe up your a**s

yorosstores:
FAKE NEWS. ALL TO GENERATE LIKES AND CRITICISMS.


BELIEVE AT YOUR OWN RISK

how is it fake? That government workers still haven't been paid as of today 03/04/2026? That he was on combat duties for 10months? That one of his twin babies died? Or that he had just N4,500 left on him? Tell us, which do you find fake?