Contrary to belief by most Nigerians
that the soldiers are being paid heavily, the majority of those who risk their
lives to defend the sovereignty of their motherland go home with stipends. The
Nigerian soldiers are being paid according to their ranks and years of service.
However, not all soldiers are receiving their salaries, according to those who
write this open letter to President Buhari, asking to pay them money.
To Mr President, Commander-in-Chief
of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. We are officers and
soldiers of Nigerian Battalion 45 (NIBATT 45 UNAMID) deployed on January 5,
2016 on a peacekeeping mission in Sudan.
Since our deployment, life had been so difficult
for us. Even to communicate with our families has been a problem due to lack of
finances. The army has refused to pay us our allowances of $100 monthly since
the beginning of the mission here in Sudan and this is the seventh months
without
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