The soldiers lamented that they are not given enough food and that they eat meat once a month, buy medicine from public medical vendors due to poor medication, and bribe to get welfare passes to get out of the bush to see their families.

Nigerians on Twitter have lambasted President Bola Tinubu after soldiers deployed by the 152 Battalion of the Nigerian Army for Operation Hadin Kai in the Northeast region lamented the alleged misuse of power against their rights by their Commanding Officer, Lt. Col. M.Z. Dikko.

Information had it on Wednesday reported that the soldiers in their cry for urgent intervention by the Chief of Army Staff, Chief of Defence Staff, Theatre Commander and the General Commanding Officer of the 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, lamented acute hunger, saying they were not being properly fed.

They also lamented the non-payment of their allowances.