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N6 billion soldiers' salary arrears: Army postpones shooting exercise, other programmes

Vanguard Online Edition: "THE non-payment of N6 billion soldiers consolidated salary arrears may have forced the postponement of the Nigerian Army range classification (shooting) exercise and several other programmes in the calender of events of the army. Vanguard gathered that following repeated complaints by soldiers the army authorities decided to shift the shooting exercise until after the payment of the arrears.

Defence sources told Vanguard that indications to the dangerous trend soldiers and officers particularly of some ranks viewed the non-payment of the arrears emerged at the shooting range of the army located at the Guards Brigade Battalion in Keffi, Nassarawa state."

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