The General Commanding Officer (GOC) of the 7 Division of the Nigerian Army has issued a warning threatening to sanction commanders and commanding officers in charge of the Operation Hadin Kai Joint Task Force, North East headquarters and units under the division, over poor feeding of troops sent to the front and in units.
The warning comes after SaharaReporters reported that troops deployed by the 152 Battalion of the Nigerian Army for Operation Hadin Kai in the Northeast region lamented the alleged misuse of power against their rights by their Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Colonel M. Z. Dikko.
According to the soldiers, they only eat meat once a month, buy medicine from public medical vendors due to poor medication, and bribe to get welfare passes to get out of the bush and see their families. He, therefore, warned the commanders and commanding officers to ensure their troops are properly fed as defaulters would be sanctioned accordingly.
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