THERE has been an obvious lack of care for widows of police officers and men killed in the last six years of Boko Haram’s onslaught in Borno State and the North-East in general.

Although a good number of living police officers and men avoid questions relating to the condition of the families of their fallen colleagues when approached for comments in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, Saturday Tribune observed that the police personnel were worried about the plights of the hundreds of widows and their children. Scores of these widows are yet to get the benefits due to their late breadwinners from the police authorities.

Moved by their predicaments, the immediate Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, had distributed foodstuffs to some of the widows in Maiduguri. While some of the widows told Saturday Tribune that they were scared to speak for fear of witch-hunting by the authorities, others raised their voices and alleged that some people are sitting on the benefits that would have cushioned the effect of the absence of their hubbies and made a difference in their lives.

A widow a mother of three, Zara Mamman, expressed regrets that her family and others sharing the same experience had lost direction since the death of their husbands. According to her, many of the women are yet to get their dead husbands’ entitlements.

“We are being forced out of the barracks and our children are out of school. I am speaking the minds of many women here and I want to use this opportunity to appeal for the release of our husbands’ entitlements to us,” she said.

On her own part, Helen Samuel said her husband, attached to a metro police station in Maiduguri, was killed two years ago, but she could not go back to her village. “I have five children but we are still in Maiduguri because the pension benefits of my husband are not ready yet,” she said.

A 24-year-old man, Mohammed Ali, who claimed to the eldest son of his father, who was also killed in Maiduguri, said: “Our expectation was that once we got the benefits of our father, we would go back to Alkaleri in Bauchi State and settle down. For now, our mother sells baked beans to augment the little we are getting from the police authorities.”

For Jummai Enoch, a widow and mother of two children, she is finding life very difficult. “I have been asked several times to leave the barracks but I refused because I can’t go back to my parents with a burden. I want to get the entitlements of my husband who died in active service,” she said. Jummai said after waiting for a long time, she and fellow widows took their case to some civil society organisations, but they were yet to see the result. She, however, said they would not give up until every penny belonging to their dead spouses is released to them by the police authorities.

The North-East zonal coordinator of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Babangida Labaran, admitted the receipt of complaints from some of the widows. “We have approached many pension administrators and have succeeded in fast-tracking the release of the entitlements of their breadwinners. We are still pursuing other cases,” he said.

One Mrs Kuve Matthew Vincent said her husband and several other policemen were killed in a recent attack by Boko Haram insurgents on Gamboru, a border town near Cameroun. She claimed that the deaths would have been avoided if the policemen had been given suitable weapons to confront the terrorists. Kuve, who was one of the beneficiaries of a N1 million gift from government, said: “Our husbands were killed because they were made to confront insurgents without sophisticated weapons and it will be disastrous to allow this to continue.” She added that the Federal Government could have limited the casualties in the fight against insurgents if policemen were well equipped, lamenting that she lost her husband who was only two weeks away from being promoted to the rank of a sergeant.

She said the pain of seeing one’s husband in the morning going to work but having his corpse returned in the evening was unbearable. “Something should be done to stop this ugly trend,” the woman stated. She, however, commended the Borno State police command for its assistance pending the release of their slain husbands’ entitlements.


http://www.tribune.com.ng/quicklinkss/features/item/32497-boko-haram-plights-of-police-widows-who-are-denied-husbands-benefits

This situation is so appalling and an opprobrium to a nation that claims to be the giant of Africa.For what justification is dia to hold over the nonpayment of benefits to men who died serving and protecting their beloved country .The Govt should better do the needful and stop dis emotional and psychological massacre of the wives and children of the said police officers.
GEJ pls do the needful and stop giving APC loopholes to criticize Ur govt!



Frontpage all the way...

Yet we have a Sitting President doling out Millions of Dollars to Traditional rulers and religious leaders, giving out billions in contracts to Militants and ethnic secessionists and wasting the scarce resources that could have ameliorate the pains and cries of the citizenry.

I pray God forgive Nigeria for whatever sins we committed that made him punish the country with a PRESIDENT like Badluck JonaTAN, no Nation anywhere in the world deserves to have this guy as a Leader.

After they will say Gej is working. These are the people who deserve national honour.
They know the tax which was upon them: which is to fight for the country even with the last drop of their blood. They did and died in the process of doing so but the ones they left behind are left to suffer while the government are taking millions home on daily basics.....
#givebuhariachance

Bro Jona, are u still our President?

Its debilitating.

They have to be taken care of, especially those that their Husbands died serving the Nation. How can you ask a man to risk his live in service, and when something happens to him his family will be abandoned





Police arrest notorious Abia child trafficker
SOURCE: [url=/R7x]http://www.e reporter.com.ng/index.php/crime/item/4084-police-arrest-notorious-abia-child-trafficker[/url]

Sai Buhari

080

Tinz dey hapun for naija

who cares .

chai.

This is so sad!!

Yet we have a clueless president who doesnt know what to do

It will be over soon.

#sai buhari

I want each family who lost a loved one to know that these fine soldiers are being grieved across the country. No matter what your feelings are about the war against terrorism, know that each person died for their country and no life was wasted. We wish no one had to lose their life, but in a time like this, it is best to remember the type of people these men were. And remember the bravery and courage they possessed that put them in the situation they were in. They will all be missed and celebrated. May God Bless all of you in your time of grief. Please know that Nigeria and especially Nairalander mourns with you. Thanks each and every one of you for your sacrifice for our freedom... In this time of sorrow, try to remember the good times when your soldier made you smile or laugh. That will make the rough spots a little easier to get through. However they will be remembered for who they were and what they died for. They were Nigerians defending freedom and died for that cause. May peace be with them and you.

Hmmm

WIll Nigeria ever get better

All under mai gona...than administration



Say YES to Change
Sai Buhari
Koman Poster

All the "roja" wey dem husband collect where them keep am

ehya

Their husbands use to be wicked, ve..................ry wicked

its Sooo easy for the masses to stand and point accusing fingers against Mr President...






Almighty God, I Am, please intervene in our countries crisis

God bless Nigeria

Why don't they carry their cries to the President? It's election year and ones they go with the media, trust me their entitlement will come out!

Serves them right!
Bush women!

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All of you wondering why nigerian armed forces are running from battle from death?
The above is the reason why!
If they die!
Na waste o!
Their family is on their own !

Xixamp:
Recently, Mtn privatized their Bis. Making it impossible for Pc and Android users to browse with Mtn Bis using simple server .
But Trust Nigerians, we always find our way
The great news is that Mtn Bis is still rocking/blazing fast on pc and android using Simple server (with the normal setting ; web.blackberry.com) but with another blackberry daily plan .

I'm using it right now & the speed is super amazing, wanna use it too ? then click
http://www.erecent.com/2015/03/simple-server-still-working-perfectly.html

ar u well??

temitemi1:
U are a fool for blaming Mr President for ur father inability to get ur mother pregnant! Nonsense!

Seriously your brain seems to have been repackaged and reprogrammed because the monologue GEJ TILL 2019 have been wiped from your medulla.
I thank God for your life.

Is that all you could deduce from the narrative up there, it is clear you're schizophrenic and truly a candidate of a centre for neuropsychiatric evaluation and treatment