{"id":121915,"date":"2025-09-04T18:25:37","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T17:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=121915"},"modified":"2025-09-04T18:25:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T17:25:37","slug":"discharged-soldiers-storm-abuja-again-demand-unpaid-entitlements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/discharged-soldiers-storm-abuja-again-demand-unpaid-entitlements\/","title":{"rendered":"Discharged Soldiers Storm Abuja Again, Demand Unpaid Entitlements"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Lizzy Chirkpi<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A group of discharged Nigerian soldiers on Thursday resumed protests in Abuja, the nation&#8217;s capital insisting on the immediate payment of their long-overdue entitlements.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The ex-servicemen, who had suspended their earlier protest on August 4 following assurances from the Ministries of Defence and Finance, said the government failed to fulfil its promise to clear their outstanding dues by August 10.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Converging once again at the Ministry of Finance headquarters in the nation\u2019s capital, the protesters accused the authorities of neglect and insincerity.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe are here because the promises made to us were never fulfilled. We had no choice but to return to the streets. This time around, the protest will be massive,\u201d said one of the protesters, a woman identified as Mama G.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">This latest protest adds to a series of similar demonstrations staged by retired soldiers in recent years. Many of them allege systemic neglect, poor welfare packages, and failure to implement agreements on severance pay, pensions, and other entitlements.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Background checks reveal that such protests have often been triggered by delays in gratuity payments, non-adjustment of pensions to match new salary structures, and poor medical care for veterans. 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