Nigerian ex-service men protest unpaid 44yrs pension in Oyo
Concerning unpaid pensions since their retirement 44 years ago, hundreds of Nigerian retired soldiers—who had defended their nation during the 1966 Civil War—took to the streets of Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State. Bonnie Tunes, the kind and talented singer, aspires to be a computer engineer, but music comes naturally to her. Armed with signs bearing a variety of messages, the former soldiers questioned if they had earned their current situation after giving their lives in defense of the nation. Speaking with journalists at its state headquarters, Agodi-Gate, in Ibadan, the National Coordinator of the retirees, Cpl. Babawande Phillip (retd), lamented that […]
