Adie Paul, a Nigerian soldier, has condemned the national honour, lands and flats given the Super Eagles team members who played the just concluded African Cup of Nation (AFCON).
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The team came second in the tournament after it was defeated by the Elephants of Ivory Coast in the finals on Sunday, February 11.
Paul, however, questioned the rationale for honouring the Super Eagles while soldiers fighting insurgents were not honoured by the federal government.
The soldier expressed his anger on his X account, claiming to have been shot during while serving in the northeast.
He made his position known while reacting to a post by an X-user, drpenking, who tweeted: “Even Ahmed Musa wey no kick ball once for AFCON follow collect flat, land and OON. Wonderful times.”
Reacting to the post, the soldier, who shared a picture, wrote: “Yet, as a soldier, I stayed in the northeast fighting Boko Haram for four years plus, I was shot and I am still carrying the bullet in me till date, not even a medal from the Army/Nigeria government.”
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