The Minister of Defence, retired Brig.-Gen. Mansur Dan-Ali, said on Friday that the Federal Government has concluded plans to introduce insurance package for soldiers fighting insurgency in the North-East.
The minister made the disclosure while briefing newsmen shortly after a Special Juma’at Prayer to mark the 2016 Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration in Abuja.
According to him, the army enjoys various morale boosting packages in the federal government efforts towards routing terrorists in the North East.
“Normally we have package for the families of the fallen heroes but recently we are introducing the death insurance which has not been done before.
“It is that additional package by President Muhammadu Buhari to motivate our gallant armed forces and to take care of the families of the fallen heroes,” he said.
The minister while soliciting for prayers from all Nigerians said that the military was getting it right in the ongoing fight against insurgency.
“I believe Nigerians are fully aware of what the military has done so far and with their prayers everything will come to an end very soon,” he said.
-Emmanuel Ikechukwu
