A group of retired Nigerian soldiers who fought during the Civil War have pleaded to the federal government of Nigeria for their pension arrears.
According to the 63 retired Nigerian Army soldiers, 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 also revealed that the retired soldiers who were enlisted between 1967 and 1978, and are 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 having 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, also are appealing to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to intervene
This is even as they as well call on civil societies to advocate on their behalf.
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