A Nigerian soldier [/b]who recently completed a year-long assignment in the Maiduguri [/b]bush faced a disheartening situation upon returning home. Despite being granted a break by the military, he was charged N35K as transport fare to reunite with his family.
The soldier, as revealed in a video shared on social media by @lindaikejiblogofficial, expressed his dismay at the unexpected expense. He calculated that his round-trip transportation cost would amount to N70K, surpassing his monthly salary of N50K. Faced with financial constraints, he contemplated returning to his post in the Maiduguri bush.
However, when he got to the park, he was told that the transport [/b]fare to return home was N35K
He did a quick calculation in his head and found out that his to-and-fro transportation fare would be N70K.
The soldier revealed that his salary for that month was just N50K.
He concluded that it would be better he just returned to the bush in Maiduguri as he can’t afford the transport fare.
Check out some reactions below …just_lilboy said: “Giving peanut as salaries for Someone with a gun that can actually make a lot of money illegally on his own but decide to protect the interests on his country – Tell me why crime rate won’t rise to 💯 everyday 💔🤦♀️”
ediyeheyenefik remarked: “The least soldier should be earning like 500k.”
iam_ddr commented: “If the people come outside come protest for una, the government go still use una send them back!”
famery_ent stated” “To think that a Soldier with 10+ years of experience earns less than $40 a month. But a lazy senator who has done absolutely nothing for his constituency since “selected” by INEC makes almost 20M naira a month. Make it make sense😡😡😡😡”
ddashnblushmakeovers penned: “50k? And they’re expected to secure the country’s boarders and the ones who create the m£ss are busy living the good life? What an irony.”
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