Alleged Illegal Deduction Of Soldiers’ Salaries Unfounded – Army

The Nigerian Army has denied
reports that the salaries of soldiers
in 1 Mechanized Division, Kawo,
Kaduna State, had been illegally
deducted.
It described the report as false and
unfounded. In a statement signed
by its spokesperson, Abdul Usman,
a colonel, on Thursday, the 1
Mechanized Division explained that
the soldiers’ salaries are
electronically generated from the
Finance Department in the
Nigerian Army Headquarters,
Abuja, therefore, it would be
impossible for the Division Finance
to illegally deduct any troops’ pay
captured in the payroll.
The statement reads:
“The attention of 1 Division
Nigeria Army has been drawn to
an online publication carried in
Sahara Reporters over illegal
deduction of their salaries.
“In the report, it was alleged that
soldiers of 1 Division of the
Nigerian Army, have cried out
that their monthly salaries are
being deducted by 1 Division
Finance Department without
explanation which cut across all
the ranks.
“We wish to debunk the entire
allegation as contained in the
publication and make some
clarification on the issue.
“First and foremost, we would
like to state that the Nigerian
Army pay system is generated
from the Finance Headquarters.
“This by implication implies that
all information regarding Pay/
Allowances is built up in the
system and as such, the Division
Finance can neither manipulate
nor alter any data of a soldier
captured in the pay roll.
“The Army has a robust system to
address any problem with respect
to soldiers’ concerns, including
pay issues.
“It is our submission that the
allegations are spurious without
any iota of truth.
“More so, the allegations are
made anonymous which is totally
unusual in a military setting.
“Sahara Reporters is hereby
strongly advised to always double
check such allegations in the
interest of justice and fairness”