Nigeria: Boko Haram Conflict - Nigeria's Army Is Failing the Widows of Dead Soldiers

Nigeria: Boko Haram Conflict - Nigeria's Army Is Failing the Widows of Dead Soldiers

Analysis - Nigerian soldiers' widows have been reported as lacking support from the army, and even experiencing sexual harassment while claiming their late husbands' benefits.

Boko Haram conflict: Nigeria’s army is failing the widows of dead soldiers

Nigerian soldiers’ widows have been reported as lacking support from the army, and even experiencing sexual harassment while claiming their late husbands’ benefits. Their concerns echo the findings of our recent study as military sociologists. The research focused on Nigerian widows who lost their husbands in the Boko Haram conflict, and the extent to which the Nigerian Army fulfilled its responsibilities towards them. Boko Haram is officially k…

Boko Haram Conflict: Nigeria’s Army Is Failing The Widows Of Dead Soldiers - Global Upfront Newspapers

By Fisayo Ajala The Nigerian army is not doing enough to help widows of its soldiers who died fighting Boko Haram Nigerian soldiers’ widows have been reported as lacking support from the army, and even experiencing sexual harassment while claiming their late husbands’ benefits. Their concerns echo the findings of our recent study as military sociologists. The research focused on Nigerian widows who lost their husbands in the Boko Haram conflict…