Reports have it that a Captain in the Nigerian Army, Mr. Zakari Sani, who was fatally injured after a ‘deadly’ attack by herdsmen in Benue State, has appealed to the Nigerian military to come to his aid financially.
Captain Sani told journalists that his health condition is fast deteriorating few months after he returned from a multiple surgeries in Egypt, adding that he had already incurred debts to tune of over eight million naira for self-treatment and other necessary medications.
He said aside the mountain of debts staring at him on the face, life has equally been brutal to him since he returned from Egypt about nine months ago, and it has been difficult for him to shoulder the entire responsibilities of his family, being the only breadwinner.
He further disclosed that he was about to wed his heartthrob before the Benue attack in 2018, and that the wedding was abruptly suspended because of his health condition.
It was gathered, that the Zaria-born soldier, 32, an officer in the Special Forces Unit of the Nigerian Army was attacked together with his men, by Fulani herdsmen during a military operation in Benue State in August 2018.
After miraculously surviving the deadly attack, he was admitted at Airforce Hospital and Cedar Crest Abuja before he was flown to Egypt for proper medical attention.
Since his return from Egypt, his condition deteriorated as he was unable to go back for check-ups.
His current salary was not enough to pay his medical bills and other daily financial needs.
The gallant officer had previously sustained grievous injury from Boko Haram bomb blast in Maiduguri in 2012 and was flown to India for medical attention when his left ear was damaged.
He had served in various military operations fighting bandits, kidnappers, militants and terrorists. He participated actively in military operations in North-East, Abuja-Kaduna Highways, notorious Birnin Gwari axis, Niger Delta region before his last mission against bandits in Benue State.
RPT/Tim/Monic.
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