Omo, wahala don show for social media as video dey fly wey Lucky Udu Studio post. Dem dey talk say Nigerian military no dey care for soldiers wey don wound for battle. But the Defence Headquarters no gree, dem don come out with their own side of the story.
For statement wey Major General Samaila Uba sign, dem clear say the whole gist wey dey circulate no be true. Dem yan say the welfare of injured soldiers na top priority for dem, and say no be wetin people dey talk for social media. Na wah o! As dem dey show people video wey get soldiers wey wear ‘Wounded in Action’ t-shirts, e make sense as dem dey highlight di situation. But na wetin dem dey try paint no dey reflect the full picture.
For the video, we see soldiers wey don get serious injuries from Boko Haram and bandit wahala, and dem yarn how dem dey survive their battles. One of dem even talk say dem shoot am with anti-aircraft gun. Udu wey dey do di interview no dey happy as e talk say, ‘Na wetin be this? Their welfare no dey taken serious. Dem just dey leave dem like that!’ E be like say e vex well well.
But DHQ don reply am well, dem say all the military personnel wey don wound get access to medical care wey dey structured well. According to dem, anytime soldier don get injury, dem dey send dem go hospital for proper treatment, even if na to carry dem go abroad for specialised care. Na true dem talk say dem go take care of all dem injured soldiers according to established rules.
No be only that o! Dem also talk say soldiers wey their injuries no go allow dem serve again go collect their pensions, gratuities, and other benefits wey dem deserve. Families wey lose their loved ones no dey left behind either; dem dey enjoy death benefits, insurance pays, and even educational support for their pikin dem. This na work wey military authorities dey do wey no come small.
Uba don yarn say, ‘E no dey true say nobody care. We dey do plenty things to help our soldiers recover, both physically and mentally.’ Di Major General even use di example of soldiers wey go Invictus Games to show say military dey serious about providing better life after injuries. E good make we sabi say di military dey work hard to help their own.
As di discussion dey go, DHQ don also talk say dem no dey play with di welfare of di soldiers, and dem dey expect say people go join military body instead of discouraging dem. Dem don promise say dem go keep improving on di system wey dey help soldiers, but make we no forget say wahala no dey easy. Di fight for better welfare no stop here, but as we dey talk, we go keep di pressure on dem.
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