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Widows of military personnel cry out over unpaid benefits
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By Peter Duru
THEY came out in their numbers to witness the last Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration in Makurdi and with much nostalgia managed to cheer the galant display of the military personnel on parade at the event.
This, before the demise of their spouses, was their constituency. They were wives of soldiers who lived in barracks across the country and still shared the fond memories of life in the barracks. But the death of the husbands have left them in bewildered and pondering how life has been so unkind and unfair to the women who managed the home front while their late husbands defended the nation in war fronts.
I ve Withdrawn My Last Child From School Due To Poverty Widow Of Nigerian Soldier Who Died In Battle Laments Unpaid Benefits
Since his death, we have been making efforts to get all his entitlements paid. His gratuity was paid but his life insurance is presently an issue.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Feb 12, 2021
Victoria, the wife of a Nigerian soldier who was killed by bandits, Private Samuel Elijah, says life has not been fair to her and the children since her husband’s death in 2012.
Victoria said she had to withdrawn her last child from school because she couldn’t afford to pay her school fees.