Soldiers protest over non-payment of allowances

Some soldiers who fought in the AU Peace-keeping operation in Guinea Bissau in 2015 have protested the non-payment of their allowance in the last six months.

According to ThisDay, the soldiers numbering about 200, met with press men in Yola, Adamawa state and registered their displeasure at the recent development.

Some of the affected soldiers of 158 Task Force Battalion situated in Gubio Local Government Area of Borno state told journalists in Yola , Adamawa state, that the failure by military authority to pay the allowances is already generating tension in the affected battalion.‎

They appealed to the military leaders to as a matter of urgency pay the allowances owed them.‎‎