Southeast are discouraged from joining the military because of poor pay. You Are Paying Soldiers N50k To Go And Die—- Retired Major General Rogers Nicholas ‎

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‎Retired Major General Rogers Nicholas has made a scathing assessment of Nigeria’s military remuneration structure, describing it as unfair and demoralizing to those risking their lives for the country.

In an interview with Arise News Prime Time, the former theatre commander of Operation Lafiya Dole lamented that soldiers are being paid a meagre N50,000 monthly, even as they face death on the battlefield.
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‎You are paying a soldier 50,000 to go and die because that’s his salary,” Nicholas declared, adding, “Why must a man join the military for 50,000 naira a month salary when even if he’s selling pure water he can make 50,000 a month conveniently?”
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‎He argued that the poor pay and conditions discourage Nigerians, particularly from the southeast, from enlisting in the military.

“Now you see campaigns in the newspapers that people from the southeast don’t want to join the military… it’s certainly not worth it,” he emphasized.
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