Chief Of Defence Staff, Says Nigerian Soldier Has N1500 As Daily Feeding Allowance, Seeking Increase In Fund

Chief Of Defence Staff, Says Nigerian Soldier Has N1500 As Daily Feeding Allowance, Seeking Increase In Fund

The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, on his part requested that the National Assembly intervene in enhancing surveillance to cover the backwaters, creeks, and other areas behind the coastline.

According to him, if this is done, oil theft, pipeline vandalisation, and illegal refining will be monitored 24 hours consistently.

The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Christopher Musa, has stated that every military man including himself has only N1500 per day as feeding allowance.

Musa, who requested for improved funding for military personnel, made this known when the service chiefs and the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, appeared before the House of Representatives on Tuesday, where they listed their challenges and needs in a bid to improve the security situation in the country.

The defence chief wanted the collaboration of the judiciary to ensure that criminals are not released on technicalities and that special courts address the arrest of high-level criminals.

He expressed concern that it puts the safety of security personnel at risk, adding that Simon Ekpa was a menace to the country and that action must be taken diplomatically.

On illegal mining, Gen. Musa expressed a desire for states to take over for proper management.

The security chiefs were ushered into the green chamber for the security sectoral debate around 11:26 am.

This came after last Thursday’s criticism of the security heads by the lawmakers for sending representatives, who were rejected.

With the appearance of the service chiefs and IGP at the plenary session on Tuesday, they took turns outlining individual efforts to address the country’s security situation.

After a round of questions from the lawmakers, the House went into an executive session to receive answers from the security heads.