There have been silent rumors on the welfare and treatments as it regards lower ranked military personnel in Nigeria.
Over the years, reports both confirmed and unconfirmed have emanated from different military personnel’s voicing out their grievances and dissatisfactions with the way senior ranked officers welfare is taken more seriously and of utmost importance than their lower colleagues by the welfare board of the military.
Some military officers have likewise alleged that they have been abandoned by military high command after sustaining injury during the war against Boko haram in the North east of Nigeria.
One of the military officers that spoke to AFNews on the condition of anonymity stated that he lost his hearing since 18th November 2018 during his involvement in the Boko Haram war and nothing has been done about it by the military.
AFNews recently received a complaint from one of the aggrieved personnel and its reads;
(Note: We posted the complaint as it was sent)
“I am CPL Omotonbo from 3Div, Nigeria senior officer eat our 30,000 % minimum wage because up till date nothing added to my salary, me as a Nigeria army CPL a setion commander my salary its just 57k, why Nigeria army senior officer are so wicked, are can a soldier serve a Nigeria army for 10years other the sun and other the ran for good 10years and nothing to show for it but the Nigeria army senior officer them was thing that we the order rank dont know what they use money for, a so call an officer will come inside the army today in the next 3months he will started driving a flashing car why will order rank for 10 to 15years even basicle we dont have, but the Nigeria army ganaral forget the the same blood that work in there body also work with our body, the Ganarals forget that when we order rank even if we are pay each one of us 20millions niara that cant even sulve our own problem because we know want they are using money for, i think if i have 100 millions that will not stop me for finding money and i can also drive one car for 15 to 20 millions niara, you people should tell the chief of army staff our eyes are opens is not that we cant see and again i am been in north east for 2years 6months since the begening of boko haram Nigeria army have done nothing all the chief of army doing is to lie to the Nigeria goverment just for him to get money from the Nigeria goverment, MR president you have to warn all the service chief to pay we order our money or else this country Nigeria we the Nigeria army order rank will make nigeria unconfotable and we are ready this time to kill all the Ganarals in cluding so call chief of army staff, mr president i have told you every thing that you will like to hear goodluck.”
Mr Omotonbo is calling on the federal government to look into their plight and help them in everyway possible.
