A total of 34 soldiers are exiting the Nigerian Army despite the worsening security challenges the military is currently combating in some parts of the country, SaharaReporters has gathered. The soldiers, drawn from various formations of the army across the country, all belong to junior cadres who are mostly at the forefront in the field. They include warrant officers, staff sergeants, sergeants, lance corporals, corporals and privates. The Chief of Army Staff has since approved their formal disengagement.
EXCLUSIVE: 34 Nigerian Soldiers Tender Resignation Letters Amid Corruption Allegations Against Army AuthoritiesThe soldiers, drawn from various formations of the army across the country, all belong to junior cadres who are mostly at the forefront in the field.
The approval of their voluntary disengagement dated January 25, 2023, was signed by Colonel AC Unadgu and exclusively obtained by SaharaReporters during the weekend.There have been allegations of corruption in the Nigerian Army which some of the soldiers have blamed on the issue – soldiers overstaying in the Northeast.
They complained of abandonment and accused the military authorities of keeping them on the front beyond their approved period of stay “The Nigerian Army gave 198 Special Force Commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel Abdulahi Hassan Ali millions of Naira to give his soldiers for Operation Thunder Strike that was conducted in Kaduna State in 2021 but he refused to pay them accordingly,” one of the soldiers said.
“This is a man who I sed to convert soldiers’ entitlements, he has been pocketing the battalion's feeding money every months. You know we dare not challenge or ask our commanding officer about all the money and other allowances but we have family and relatives that we are taking care of at our various homes. So Nigerians should please help us out.”
The letter had read, “We want to start by saying that it is a shame on General Muhammadu Buhari for failing to address the financial mismanagement of Nigerian soldiers while they continue to cry on the daily basis.
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