A Nigerian soldier, identified as Adie Paul, has faulted the decision of President Bola Tinubu to gift Super Eagles players houses, plots of land, and national honours after they came second in the recently-concluded African Cup of Nations at a time when soldiers in the battle field are not receiving such recognition.
The soldier who said he
sustained a bullet injury while serving in the North East took to his X
handle to express his frustration.
He made his position known while reacting to a post by an X-user,
drpenking, who tweeted, “Even Ahmed Musa wey no kick ball once for AFCON follow
collect flat, land and OON. Wonderful times.”
Reacting to the post, the soldier, while sharing a picture,
wrote, “Yet, as a soldier, I stayed in the North East fighting Boko Haram for
four years plus, I was shot and I am still carrying the bullet in me till date,
not even a medal from the Army/Nigeria government.”
Tinubu had on Tuesday conferred the national honour of
Member of the Order of the Niger on every member of the Super Eagles team that won Silver medal at AFCON.
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