The hardship rocking Nigeria has caused a surge in the prices of everything in the country, except for salary and wages. Even soldiers who risk their lives to protect the country are now complaining.
Out of frustration, a soldier had cried out over his inability to visit his family due to the transport fare.
The Nigerian soldier stationed in Maiduguri, Borno State, disclosed that he is being paid ₦50,000 per month.
His outcry, May have been intended to serve as a wake up call to the authorities to come to his aid, but sadly, it has ended him in detention.
The Trip
The soldier had lamented that he spent one year in the bush in Borno and was given a pass to visit his family but could not go because of his ₦50,000 salary.
In the trending video, the soldier said he was told at the motor park that the transport fare to his town was ₦35,000, meaning that the trip would cost him ₦70,000 to and fro.
However, a latest report has indicated that the soldier has been locked up in the ‘guardroom.’
Multiple sources revealed that army authorities considered the video embarrassing.
Guardroom
“Our colleague who complained about the transport fare more than his salary has been locked up in the guardroom,” one of the sources said.
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The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, recently said that soldiers and military officers earn less than ₦50,000 as monthly salaries.
He added that Generals and soldiers on operations get ₦1,200 for daily feeding.
The CDS disclosed this during an interview.
In that interview, he said that Nigerian soldiers and military officers were doing well and, therefore, should be paid salaries worth the jobs to encourage them to do more.
