Daily Trust - Wounded soldiers decry neglect, non-payment of allowances
Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen. Buratai visits wounded soldiers However, Col Ezundu idimah, Deputy Director, Army Public Relations of the 1 Division in Kaduna, dismissed the claims as lies, saying the soldiers are well catered for. A soldier, who was paralysed from the waist down by an insurgent’s bullet in the North-East, said he had not received any disability compensation, but his salaries have been promptly paid. Now confined to a wheelchair, the soldier said his dream and that of his family had been shattered as his expectations in life may no longer be met. Though he is recovering, he st...