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Nigerian soldiers starved for 3 days now after defeating Boko Haram insurgents in Alagarno, northeast of Nigeria are in desperate need for help as the soldiers have now fallen sick, with many highly dehydrated and starving due to negligence by the army officials.
A call for help was sent by the dying officers who recorded their colleagues in dire situation asking President Muhammadu Buhari to come to their aid.
Commenting on the tragedy and the failure of the Buhari-led government to accept responsibility over reports of negligence being suffered by the soldiers fighting Boko Haram, Associate Professor of Journalism and Emerging Media at Kennesaw State University, Farooq Kperogi said: "This is tragic. I shed tears watching this video. This government perpetually lies about ' technically defeating' or 'degrading' Boko Haram. Yet the people on the front lines in the battle against Boko Haram are starving and dying.
"I spoke with a soldier in Maiduguri weeks ago and learned that they hadn't been paid salaries for 4 months! A Borno State government official confirmed this to me. He said soldiers had been reduced to beggars and that he personally gave out money to starving soldiers. I am told the soldiers' salary arrears have now been settled, but they are without food or water now. What has changed? What's going on in Buhari's Nigeria? Please share this until everyone sees it."
Mallam Umar who shared the video on social media said: "We're calling the Attention of President MUHAMMADU BUHARI, C.D.S, C.A.S BURATAI, C.A.S, N.S.A and Co. as a matter of urgency to see how our gallant solders are so devastated in Alagarno; no food, no water over 3days please.... "God bless our Nigerian soldiers, God bless Nigeria....."
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