September 12, (THEWILL) – The Federal Government has directed the payment of all pending Group Life Assurance owed to the families of deceased soldiers.
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, disclosed this on Tuesday, while declaring open the COAS Combined 2nd and 3rd Quarter Conference 2023, at the Army Headquarters Command Officers Mess in Abuja.
“The Federal Government has a scheme called the Group Life Assurance. It is an insurance scheme designed to give succour to families of our departed heroes.
“This scheme works in such a way that the government pays premium to the insurance companies and in the event of death, the insurance companies pay claims to the families of our departed heroes.
“However, we have backlogs of between 2012 and 2022, when claims were not paid. And some people died in the cause of service to the nation. So, the insurance companies at the liberty of paying the premium are not paying, and that is why the Federal Government has taken it upon itself to discharge that backlog, and bring relief to the families of our departed heroes”, he said.
The COAS also said the Nigerian Army has established some Special Forces units, using specially trained personnel to tackle various criminalities across the country, in a bid to further enhance its operational effects.
He charged field commanders to ensure the maintenance of sophisticated platforms and equipment procured by the army, in order to prolong their lifespan and enable the nation to optimise its investment.
