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The Director of Army Information (DAPR), Col. Sani Usman has quashed reports that authorities of the Nigerian Army had, in the last 17 months, been engaging in illegal deductions from soldiers salaries.
An aggrieved soldier had written a letter alleging that deductions were being made by authorities. He said corporals entitled to N58, 000 monthly, now earn N52, 000, just as lance corporals get N49 000 instead of N52,000.
“I am a corporal, and my monthly salary, which is supposed to be N58, 000, 00 has been slashed to N52, 000," the soldier had stated, asking Chief of Army Staff Gen. Tukur Buratai, to get to the root of the matter.
According to Sahara Reporters some of the affected soldiers are serving in 1 Brigade Sokoto, 35 battalion, and 3 Brigade Kano. They are angry over the deductions, reports say.
However, army authorities have denied the claim. “There must be some ignorance from the so-called soldiers. There is a procedure in the Army in everything we do," Director of Public Relations and Information (DOPR), Group Capt. Ayodele Famuyiwa, said in a statement according to Daily Times.
“To say soldiers’ salaries are being deducted is like committing blasphemy. You don’t do that kind of thing especially now under this COAS. They (affected soldiers) should have confidence in the system. If they say one month salary was deducted, it could be understood.
“We used to have problems with many soldiers’ documentation especially those serving in the North East.
“When this COAS came on board, he unraveled that there is fraud with soldiers’ emoluments. He decided that everybody gets his salary as at when due. What people should know is that some of the soldiers often give wrong account numbers. Some changed account numbers. Soldiers have confessed that they made mistake. So, to correct these take times, but that some illegal deductions are made now, it is absolutely impossible,” he added.
An aggrieved soldier had written a letter alleging that deductions were being made by authorities. He said corporals entitled to N58, 000 monthly, now earn N52, 000, just as lance corporals get N49 000 instead of N52,000.
“I am a corporal, and my monthly salary, which is supposed to be N58, 000, 00 has been slashed to N52, 000," the soldier had stated, asking Chief of Army Staff Gen. Tukur Buratai, to get to the root of the matter.
According to Sahara Reporters some of the affected soldiers are serving in 1 Brigade Sokoto, 35 battalion, and 3 Brigade Kano. They are angry over the deductions, reports say.
However, army authorities have denied the claim. “There must be some ignorance from the so-called soldiers. There is a procedure in the Army in everything we do," Director of Public Relations and Information (DOPR), Group Capt. Ayodele Famuyiwa, said in a statement according to Daily Times.
“To say soldiers’ salaries are being deducted is like committing blasphemy. You don’t do that kind of thing especially now under this COAS. They (affected soldiers) should have confidence in the system. If they say one month salary was deducted, it could be understood.
“We used to have problems with many soldiers’ documentation especially those serving in the North East.
“When this COAS came on board, he unraveled that there is fraud with soldiers’ emoluments. He decided that everybody gets his salary as at when due. What people should know is that some of the soldiers often give wrong account numbers. Some changed account numbers. Soldiers have confessed that they made mistake. So, to correct these take times, but that some illegal deductions are made now, it is absolutely impossible,” he added.
