In a video released by News Central Television, the father of Ismael Mohammed, the small child shot by a soldier in Kaduna state, addresses the claim that he received N300,000 in compensation. The Nigerian army announced to the public on Wednesday that Maj General Lander Saraso, the GOC, led a strong delegation that was sent to meet the young boy’s family by Chief of Army Staff Taoreed Lagbaja;CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
According to Nigerian army on X;
“Saddened by the unfortunate incident, the Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja has sent a high-powered delegation led by the General Officer Commanding 1 Division Maj Gen Lander Saraso to visit and condole with the family of the deceased”.
After the visit, there were reports that the family was compensated with N300,000.
Speaking about the allegation, Ismael’s father explained that he was not compensated. He said the GOC only gave him the N300k for personal use.
According to him;
“The GOC gave me 300,000 and told me to just hold it and use it to buy whatever I want. They didn’t compensate us. That rumour is not true”.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
WATCH THE VIDEO HERE
