Eko Hot Blog reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the immediate payment of insurance entitlements owed to families of officers and soldiers who died while fighting for the nation.
This was made known by the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, at the opening of the Combined Second and Third Quarters COAS Conference, on Tuesday in Abuja.
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Lagbaja disclosed that the welfare of troops and their families was of paramount importance and pledged to consolidate all existing welfare arrangements to enhance the well-being of troops and their families to keep them focused on their tasks.
He said: “In addition to providing befitting living quarters for our personnel, we shall ensure the newly introduced ‘Affordable Home Ownership Option for All Soldiers Scheme’ designed to provide affordable and high-quality post-service homes for our soldiers work.
“We shall also ensure that our injured warriors get the best medical care and continue to support the widows and next-of-kin of our fallen heroes.”
The army chief revealed that Tinubu directed that all pending insurance payments owed to the families were paid without delay.
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“On behalf of the officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army, I want to reiterate our unalloyed loyalty and pledge our total commitment to the defence of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” he said.
The COAS urged army personnel to continue to work with other security agencies to decisively deal with all security challenges facing the country.
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