Nigerian Army personnel bemoan, “We’re now selling TV sets to feed our families.”

“a. The daily wage for a warrant officer is N95,000/31 days, or N3,064” (28 yrs in service)

b. The staff sergeant’s daily wage is N2,709 (N84,000 divided by 31 days) (26 yrs in)

b. The Sergeant’s Salary is N68,000. This translates to N2,193 (21 years in)

d. The corporal’s pay is N62,000 divided by 31 days, or N2,000 each day (16 yrs in)

Lance Corporal N57,00/31 days equals N1,838 daily (10 yrs in)

f. A private employee’s daily wage is N1,612 (N50,000/31 days) (5 years in service)

“Soldiers engage in illicit tasks, sabotage, the sale of weapons and ammunition, armed robberies, and kidnappings in order to fund their financial needs. The reason for the widespread resignation of trained soldiers is the callous disregard for improving army pay and welfare.

“The nation will experience sadness on the day troops demand their rights because all moral sanctity will have been destroyed on that day. With all due respect, Sir, I must respectfully ask that the President and other action addresses uphold the moral and ethical sanctity of truth by acting on serial number three above in an all-encompassing and thoughtful manner with a view to addressing the pay and benefits for SOLDIERS of the Nigerian Army.

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