The widows of the soldiers who lost their lives fighting Boko Haram insurgents have appealed, during a counselling and condolence visit by wives of service chiefs under the umbrella of Defence and Police Officers Wives Association in Maiduguri, to the service chiefs wives to help beg their husbands for prompt payment of allowances of their dead husbands.
The widows lamented that the introduction of Bank Verification Number (BVN) by Central Bank of
Nigeria (CBN) which prevented most of them from accessing the bank accounts of their husbands which in turn have made some of their children stopped going to schools.
Thisday reports that the government to create skills acquisition training for them and provide jobs for those who have educational qualifications like secondary and tertiary school certificates.
Mrs. Omobolanle Olanisakin, the President of DEPOWA, responding on behalf of the wives of service Chiefs, sympathised with the women and condoled with them over the loss of their husbands who died in active service.
She said: “We cannot fold our arms to allow such a situation to continue to happen to you. We are all mothers and women and we know very well what is means a woman to be left with children without husband and care or support. We are with you and we will continue to be with you.
“Already we brought here with us some relief materials for you and more will be provided for you. We have also started training some widows at our DEPOWA Skills Acquisition Scheme Centre in Abuja and you will be included in the training program in order to make you self-reliant and have something doing to sustain yourselves and the children. You are not alone and you will not be alone,” she added.
The wife of Chief of Army Staff, Hajiya Ummu Kaltum Buratai, said their visit was an indication of their love and care for the widows and prayed for the repose of the souls of their husbands, assuring them that DEPOWA would continue to visit and interact with them towards improving their well being.
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